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long-windedness

Translations

long-windednessnoun
long-windednesses
pl
prolixitéQualité ou habitude de s’exprimer en trop de mots ; registre courant à soutenu.
Her chronic long-windedness made meetings last twice as long as necessary.
Sa prolixité chronique faisait durer les réunions deux fois plus longtemps que nécessaire.
Additional translations
verbiageEmploi surtout pour une parole ou un écrit inutilement long et ampoulé.

Definitions

long-windednessnoun
The quality, habit, or state of using too many words in speech or writing; verbosity.
Her chronic long-windedness made meetings last twice as long as necessary.
An instance of speech or writing that is excessively long and wordy.
The report was a tedious long-windedness that few readers finished.
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