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prolix

/'pr/oU/l/I/ks/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

    adj.all

    Examples
    Editing a prolix manuscript.
    A prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. 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 <i>prolix</i> oration; a <i>prolix</i> poem; a <i>prolix</i> sermon.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

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