Prolix

//pɹoʊˈlɪks// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To be tediously lengthy. rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

    ""Give me but the luxury of answering to one of his prolix, contradictory speeches, and...I only ask the revenge of a reply.""

  2. 2
    Long; having great length. obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length wordnet

Synonyms

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chattydiffuseloquacioustalkativeall jawarticulate

Example

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"The manual was so prolix that I still haven't understood how it works."

Etymology

From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective.

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