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prolix

 

  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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