prolix

pro·lix  (pr-lks, prlks)

adj.

1. Tediously prolonged; wordy: editing a prolix manuscript.

2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length. See Synonyms at wordy.

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[Middle English, from Old French prolixe, from Latin prlixus, poured forth, extended.]

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pro·lixi·ty (-lks-t) n.

pro·lixly adv.

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prolix [ˈprəʊlɪks prəʊˈlɪks]

adj

1. (of a speech, book, etc.) so long as to be boring; verbose

2. indulging in prolix speech or writing; long-winded

[from Latin prōlixus stretched out widely, from pro-¹ + līquī to flow]

prolixity  less commonly, prolixness n

prolixly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

prolix - 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" voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations" concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

Translations

prolix [ˈprəʊlɪks] ADJ → prolijo

prolix

adj → weitschweifig

prolix [ˈprəʊlɪks] adj (frm) → prolisso/a