2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolix \Pro*lix"\ (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long,
prolix, probably fr pro before forward + liqui to flow,
akin to liquidus liquid; cf OL lixa water: cf F. prolixe.
See {Liquid}.]
1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in
narration or argument; excessively particular in detail;
-- rarely used except with reference to discourse written
or spoken; as a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix
sermon.
With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist.
--Cowper.
2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; --
applied to a speaker or writer.
Syn: Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome;
wearisome.
Usage: {Prolix}, {Diffuse}. A prolix writer delights in
circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling
particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying,
and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations.
Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of
imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a
want of it
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
prolix
adj : tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great
length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix
lecturer telling you more than you want to know" [ant:
{concise}]
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