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long-winded adj
1. tiresomely long 2. capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath long-windedly adv long-windedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
long-winded Translations long-winded [ˌlɒŋˈwɪndɪd] adj (speaker) → prolisso/a; (account, explanation) → interminabile long-winded [ˌlɒŋˈwɪndɪd] adj (speaker) → prolisso/a; (account, explanation) → interminabile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He sold a drug, pretending that it was an antidote to all poisons, and obtained a great name for himself by long-winded puffs and advertisements. Long-winded treatises on the Buffy and Boodle question, showing how Buffy is immaculate and Boodle villainous, and how the country is lost by being all Boodle and no Buffy, or saved by being all Buffy and no Boodle (it must be one of the two, and cannot be anything else), are the staple of her reading. John Grueby,' said the long-winded gentleman, in a tone of mild reproof, 'his lordship said Amen. |
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