Prolixness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    prolixity uncountable

    "It is unnecessary to take any pains to show how much this prolixness must enervate the eloquence of all modern languages."

  2. 2
    boring verbosity wordnet

Synonyms

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long-windednessprolixityprolixitywindinesswordiness

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"It is unnecessary to take any pains to show how much this prolixness must enervate the eloquence of all modern languages."

Etymology

From prolix + -ness.

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