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LONG-WINDEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Boring verbosity
Synonyms:
long-windedness; prolixity; prolixness; windiness; wordiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("long-windedness" is a kind of...):
verboseness; verbosity (an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words)
Attribute:
concise (expressing much in few words)
prolix (tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "long-windedness"):
flatulence; turgidity; turgidness (pompously embellished language)
Derivation:
long-winded (using or containing too many words)
