long-winded

adj

Etymology: From long + winded.

1. Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.

   “He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.”

   “But which analysis is the right one? Well, as in any serious field of research, the consequences of making different assumptions about a particular phenomenon are often so complex and far-reaching that the full implications of the decision to adopt one analysis rather than another are not always immediately apparent. Thatʼs a rather long-winded way of saying that itʼs not always obvious what the right answer is!”