/ Dictionary / Index L long-winded: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: long-wind•ed Pronunciation: (lông'win'did, long'-), [key] — adj. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: long-winded (Thesaurus) longways longwise Related Content Daily Word Quiz: menagerie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language