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   prolix

   /ˈprəʊlɪks/

   adjective

   • 1. (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy: "he found the narrative too prolix and discursive"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French prolixe or Latin prolixus ‘poured forth, extended’, from pro- ‘outward’ + liquere ‘be liquid’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prolixity noun
   • 2. prolixly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   What does prolix mean?

   • There's no way to talk about prolix without being redundant, verbose, and wordy. That's because the word is a synonym of all of those long-winded terms. Of those words, prolix is the one most likely to suggest unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details. It derives from prolixus, a Latin term meaning "extended" or "copious."

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   What does prolixo mean?

   • prolixo… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PROLIX definition: 1. using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to: 2. using too many…. Learn more.

   PROLIX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What's a prolix work?

   • The work itself is somewhat prolix, and seems to dispose of the words of its text at an inexorably consistent rate. Many of the records are more prolix, though. His prolix formulations, and also his personalizing narratives, are face work aimed at repairing, if not denying, a flaw in an otherwise impeccable professional profile.

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   How do you describe the author's prolix style?

   • The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book. talkative She's very happy, talkative, and outgoing. loquacious Once a loquacious politician, he now makes rarely grants interviews and reads speeches from texts. chatty The advisor was friendly and chatty.

   PROLIX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROLIX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Prolix means using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • Znaczenie Prolix, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     PROLIX definicja: 1. using too many words and therefore...

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     PROLIX meaning: 1. using too many words and therefore boring...

   • Portuguese Translation

     prolix translate: prolixo. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Prolix in Simplified Chinese

     PROLIX translate: 冗长的;啰唆的;好长篇大论的. Learn more in the...

   • Prolix in Traditional Chinese

     PROLIX translate: 冗長的;囉唆的;好長篇大論的. Learn more in the...

   • Expansive

     EXPANSIVE definition: 1. very happy to talk to people in a...

   • Pronunciation in English

     prolix pronunciation. How to say prolix. Listen to the audio...

   • Pithy

     PITHY definition: 1. (of speech or writing) expressing an...

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   Prolix means using more words than necessary to express thought, or being unduly prolonged or drawn out. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from the authoritative source of American English.

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   A book that feels like it is several hundred pages longer than it needs to be is prolix. The word simply means that something has too many words and goes on too long.

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   Prolix means using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Prolix means tediously prolonged or wordy, or tending to speak or write at excessive length. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of prolix in various languages, and see synonyms such as verbose and wordy.

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   Prolix means long and wordy, or extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length. It comes from Latin prōlixus, meaning stretched out widely. See synonyms, derived forms, word history, and example sentences.

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   Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use prolix in a sentence Or perhaps poetic justice demands that the life of an unstoppably prolix author be parceled out in multiple, overlapping volumes.