Prolix
/pɹoʊˈlɪks/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To be tediously lengthy. rare
Adjective
- 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 Long; having great length. obsolete
Adjective
- 1 tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length wordnet
Example
More examples"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.