expatiating
Going on extensively
Expatiating is speaking or writing at length, often elaborately or in extensive detail.
The word suggests expansive treatment of a subject, sometimes with a hint of going on too long: He spent the evening expatiating on his theories about modern architecture.
The root expatiate can also mean to roam freely, though this sense is rare.
Long-winded and unfocused
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- prolixExcessively wordy in speech
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
- loquaciousInclined to talk much
garrulous · digressive · meandering · circumlocutory · diffuse · going on · droning · drawn-out
Explaining at length
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- clarifyingMaking something understandable
- explicatingAnalyzing to clarify meaning
- elucidatingMaking something easier understood
illustrating · interpreting · unfolding · expositing · annotating · illuminating · demystifying · explaining
Giving an instructive talk
- oratingSpeaking formally aloud
- sermonizingLecturing on morals
- holding forthSpeaking at tedious length
- speechifyingDelivering pompous addresses
pontificating · declaiming · addressing · presenting · dissertating · monologuing · narrating · haranguing
Covering all possibilities
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- in-depthThoroughly and comprehensively detailed
- detailedFull of specifics
extensive · complete · elaborate · systematic · painstaking · rigorous · full · searching
rambling
Long-winded and unfocused
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- prolixExcessively wordy in speech
- wordyUsing more language than necessary
loquacious · garrulous · digressive · meandering · circumlocutory · diffuse · going on · droning · drawn-out · overwrought
expounding
Explaining at length
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
- clarifyingMaking something understandable
- explicatingAnalyzing to clarify meaning
elucidating · illustrating · interpreting · unfolding · expositing · annotating · illuminating · demystifying · explaining · detailing
lecturing
Giving an instructive talk
- oratingSpeaking formally aloud
- sermonizingLecturing on morals
- holding forthSpeaking at tedious length
speechifying · pontificating · declaiming · addressing · presenting · dissertating · monologuing · narrating · haranguing · preaching
exhaustive
Covering all possibilities
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- in-depthThoroughly and comprehensively detailed
detailed · extensive · complete · elaborate · systematic · painstaking · rigorous · full · searching · minute
expatiatingsummarizing
Condensing to main points
abbreviating · condensing · truncating · abridging · shortening
expatiatingglossing over
Superficially covering faults
skimming · passing over · skating over · dismissing · omitting