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  1. long-windedadjective

    Antonyms:
    taciturn, laconic

    Synonyms:
    garrulous

  2. long-windedadjective

    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

    Antonyms:
    laconic, taciturn

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordyadjective

    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"

    Antonyms:
    concise

    Synonyms:
    dull, wearisome, windy, wordy, boring, verbose, blowy, tedious, slow, impractical, airy, tiresome, breezy, ho-hum, irksome, visionary, deadening

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  1. Kate Hudson:

    And what I realized about that is that when you set that standard in your home, you dont end up in long-winded negotiations, when I say no, its done.

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#12782concise
#103727laconic
#116926taciturn

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