Prolix

['prəʊlɪks;prə'lɪks] or ['prolɪks]

Definition

(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' .

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Definition

(a.) 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.

(a.) Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Diffuse, wordy, verbose, loose, long, long-spun, spun-out, long-winded, discursive, rambling, not concise.[2]. Tiresome, tedious, uninteresting, wearisome.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Diffuse, lengthy, tedious, circumlocutory, prosaic, verbose, minute, toilsome,wordy

ANT:Condensed, terse, epigrammatic, curt, brief, laconic

Editor: William

Definition

adj. tedious: long and wordy: dwelling too long on particulars: (obs.) long.—adj. Prolix′ious (Shak.) dilatory tedious.—ns. Prolix′ity Prolix′ness.—adv. Prolix′ly.

Typist: Meg