Vocabulary
langatmig
/ˈlaŋˌʔaːtmɪç/· adjective
long-winded, drawn-out
The critic's verdict on a book that needs four hundred pages for a two-hundred-page story.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- langatmiger
- Superlativ
- am langatmigsten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
langatmig
long-winded, tedious
Der Mittelteil ist leider etwas langatmig.
Unfortunately the middle section is somewhat long-winded.
Word family
langatmigder Atemthe breathatmento breathekurzatmigshort of breath
Common combinations
- langatmige Beschreibungenlong-winded descriptions
- streckenweise langatmiglong-winded in places
- sich langatmig über etwas auslassento go on and on about something
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
weitschweifigzähermüdend
↔ Opposites
packendknapp
Real examples
- Der Mittelteil ist leider etwas langatmig.Unfortunately the middle section is somewhat long-winded.
- Nach einer langatmigen Einleitung kommt die Geschichte endlich in Fahrt.After a long-winded introduction the story finally gets going.
- Seine Romane werden immer langatmiger.His novels are getting more and more long-winded.
