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Definition of Long-windedness
1. Noun. Boring verbosity.
Generic synonyms: Verboseness, Verbosity
Specialized synonyms: Flatulence, Turgidity, Turgidness
Attributes: Concise, Prolix
Derivative terms: Long-winded, Prolix, Prolix, Windy, Wordy
Definition of Long-windedness
1. Noun. The use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity, prolixity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-windedness
Literary usage of Long-windedness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Humour of Holland by A Werner, Dudley Hard (1894)
"Long- windedness " alone does not express it; ... It is long-windedness combined
with infinite multiplicity of detail,—a gossipy, good-humoured, ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"He thus gained the force of freedom and the grace of variety, while the customary
elegance and the habitual long-windedness of all Italian writers molds his ..."
3. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (1906)
"He has unconscious technique, he has flexibility and ease, but along with these
an inclination to long-windedness and repetition which at times spoils his ..."
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