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Longminded vs Longwinded - What's the difference?

longminded | longwinded |

As adjectives the difference between longminded and longwinded

is that longminded is (rare|nonstandard) patient; longanimous while longwinded is .

longminded

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rare, nonstandard) Patient; longanimous.
  • *1966 , Staughton Lynd, Nonviolence in America :
    • They are no more longminded than white people. They know there's not going to be a Negro sheriff. And therefore when they vote, they're going to vote for the less dangerous sheriff, who has to be a Democrat.

    Derived terms

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    longwinded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)