expatiated
Went on extensively
Expatiated is the past tense of expatiate, meaning to speak or write at length about a subject.
The word suggests elaborate, extended treatment rather than brief mention: He expatiated on the virtues of classical education for nearly an hour.
The tone is often slightly formal or ironic, implying the speaker went on longer than necessary.
Spoke formally to instruct
- discoursedSpoke formally, extensively
- declaimedSpoke rhetorically aloud
- sermonizedDelivered religious discourse
- pontificatedSpoke in pompous manner
speechified · orated · monologued · harangued · preached · dilated · rhapsodized · waxed
Full of specifics
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
in-depth · meticulous · amplified · developed · fleshed-out · nuanced · expounded · elucidated
Excessively wordy, tediously so
- prolixExcessively wordy in speech
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- digressiveTending to stray topically
discursive · circuitous · meandering · drawn-out · overwrought · labored · belabored · padded
lectured
Spoke formally to instruct
- discoursedSpoke formally, extensively
- declaimedSpoke rhetorically aloud
- sermonizedDelivered religious discourse
pontificated · speechified · orated · monologued · harangued · preached · dilated · rhapsodized · waxed · soliloquized
detailed
Full of specifics
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- extensiveCovering a large scope
exhaustive · in-depth · meticulous · amplified · developed · fleshed-out · nuanced · expounded · elucidated · clarified
long-winded
Excessively wordy, tediously so
- prolixExcessively wordy in speech
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
digressive · discursive · circuitous · meandering · drawn-out · overwrought · labored · belabored · padded · inflated
expatiatedsummarized
Restated in fewer words
condensed · abbreviated · compressed · truncated · abridged