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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations prolix adj → weitschweifig prolix [ˈprəʊlɪks] adj (frm) → prolisso/a prolix [ˈprəʊlɪks] adj (frm) → prolisso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Some readers may, perhaps, be pleased with these minute circumstances, in relating of which we follow the example of Plutarch, one of the best of our brother historians; and others, to whom they may appear trivial, will, we hope, at least pardon them, as we are never prolix on such occasions. He secured silence, at the outset, by a humorous allusion to the prolix speaker who had preceded him. Thus, in a prolix, gently-growling, foolish way, did Plornish turn the tangled skein of his estate about and about, like a blind man who was trying to find some beginning or end to it; until they reached the prison gate. |
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