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prolixity

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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.
[Middle English, from Old French prolixe, from Latin prlixus, poured forth, extended.]
pro·lixi·ty (-lks-t) n.
pro·lixly adv.
prolixity
excessive wordiness in speech or writing; longwindedness. — prolix, adj.
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Noun1.prolixity - boring verbosity
long-windedness, prolixness, wordiness, windiness
verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
turgidity, turgidness, flatulence - pompously embellished language


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which I do not repeat here because prolixity begets disgust; suffice it to observe how Don Gaiferos discovers himself, and that by her joyful gestures Melisendra shows us she has recognised him; and what is more, we now see she lowers herself from the balcony to place herself on the haunches of her good husband's horse.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Here I will not trouble you with what past at our first interview; for I would avoid prolixity as much as possible.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
The monkey, meanwhile, with a thick tail curling out into preposterous prolixity from beneath his tartans, took his station at the Italian's feet.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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