What does long-winded mean?

long-winded means "using or containing too many words".

How many syllables are in long-winded?

long-winded has 3 syllables: lon-g-win-ded. The stress falls on "lon". In IPA it is /ˈlɔŋˈwɪndɪd/.

What is another word for long-winded?

Close synonyms include tedious, verbose, windy, wordy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is long-winded a common word?

long-winded is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with long-winded?

1 word rhymes with long-winded. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

long-winded — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
using or containing too many words
“long-winded (or windy) speakers”
“verbose and ineffective instructional methods”
“newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials”
“proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes”
Synonymstedious verbose windy wordy
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