(adj) using or containing too many words, Syn. tedious, verbose, windy, wordy, Example:long-winded (or windy) speakers; verbose and ineffective instructional methods; newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials; proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
[累赘 / 纍贅, léi zhuìㄌㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄟˋ] (also lei2 zhui5); superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also written 纍墜|累坠, See Also: 纍墜, 累坠#30777
[博士买驴 / 博士買驢, bó shì mǎi lǘㄅㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄞˇ ㄌㄩˊ] lit. the scholar buys a donkey (成语 saw); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point; a saw mocking scholastic pomposity#936762
[累坠 / 纍墜, léi zhuìㄌㄟˊ ㄓㄨㄟˋ] (also lei2 zhui5); superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also written 纍贅|累赘), See Also: 纍贅, 累赘