Long-winded

Etymology
Figurative, from long: + winded:

Adjective

 * 1) Tediously long in speaking; consuming  much time; unnecessarily verbose.
 * He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.

Synonyms

 * garrulous
 * See also Thesaurus:verbose

Antonyms

 * laconic, taciturn

Derived terms

 * long-windedly

Translations

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 * Hungarian: ,

long-winded long-winded