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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
prolix
adj 1: 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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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist.
--Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; --
applied to a speaker or writer.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for Prolix:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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