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<oerjan> addquote <Taneb> English is a lie, words lack intrinsic meaning <int-e> fortunately people don\'t operate for long in a vacuum so there\'ll always be context
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"long winded" is an adjectival phrase used for the description of something that has been long in the wind and has been slowly sculpted into a more flowing shape, thereby allowing wind to pass it with a significantly smaller amount of resistance.