long-winded

[ lawng-win-did, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˈwɪn dɪd, ˈlɒŋ- /

talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.

continued to a tedious length in speech or writing: another of his long-winded election speeches.

able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily.

Origin of long-winded

First recorded in 1580–90

long-wind·ed·ly, adverb long-wind·ed·ness, noun

His many publications and his emails to me are long-winded, occasionally exaggerated, and sometimes hard to follow.

The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of |Jay Michaelson |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What do you call a long-winded member of Congress whose opinions infuriate you?

A Lexical Life Raft for the Government Shutdown |Liesl Schillinger |October 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
That quote may expose Obama as long-winded, but we knew that.

Stunning News! Democratic President Obama Believes in Redistribution |David Frum |September 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The downside: Santorum is a long-winded campaigner who gets tangled in talk of subcommittees and amendments.

Mitt Romney’s Dilemma: Picking a Running Mate if He’s the GOP Nominee |Howard Kurtz |January 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Afraid of starting his friend on some long-winded discourse on ancient church worthies, the squire interrupted him.

Ande Trembath |Matthew Stanley Kemp
The colonel is long-winded, but then I expect he's lonesome.

My Antonia |Willa Cather
Remember the old time southern planter, when with thorough-breds and yelping hounds he ran to death the long-winded red fox.

The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn |John R. Spears
To give a long-winded Latin classificatory name, forsooth, to a thing that would destroy the faith of ages!

The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories |Grant Allen
You're getting as long-winded as one of the old almshouse women.

The Hall and the Grange |Archibald Marshall

long-winded

tiresomely long

capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath

long-windedly, adverb long-windedness, noun