prolix

C2+ Topic:Communication
US /proʊˈlɪks/ UK /ˈprəʊlɪks/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    tediously lengthy and wordy in speech or writing

    The report was so prolix that few read past the first page.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · tediously lengthy and wordy... verbosewordylong-windedgarrulousramblingdiffuseloquaciouswindy
Word family
Derived forms prolixityprolixlyprolixness

Etymology

From Old French prolixe, from Latin prolixus ('extended, long, copious'), literally 'poured forth', from pro- ('forth') + the root of liquere ('to be fluid').

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