This is a small book in which to treat of so large a subject, and to avoid prolixity I have had to generalise.
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Prolixity
/pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/
Synonyms for "prolixity" (97 found)
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Noun(3 words)
bedizenmentbig mouthboringnesscandorcloud of wordscommunicativenessconversablenessdullnessduplicationduplication of efforteffusioneffusivenessembellishmentexpletiveextravagancefat
Adjective(1 words)
excessive wordiness
Strong matches (29)
featherbeddingfillingflow of wordsflowing tonguefluencyfluent tongueflux de boucheflux de parolesflux of wordsfranknessfrillfrillsfripperygarrulitygarrulousnessgassinessgift of gabgingerbreadglibnessgregariousness
Noun(2 words)
linguistic excessloginess
Related words (48)
Noun(11 words)
long-windednessmacrologiesornate proseprolixnesspurple proseverbiageverbiagesverbositywindinesswordiness indexwordiness level
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5 entriesbureaucratic prosedecorative proselegal prosepurple proserambling prose
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4 total sentences available.
Sedulously avoid all polysyllabic profundity, pompous prolixity, psittaceous vacuity, ventriloquial verbosity, and vaniloquent vapidity.
Source: tatoeba (11822378)
Of Skelton's one excursion into dramatic form, Magnificence, not much need be said. [...] Its fault, a fatal one in drama, is its prolixity, but cut by at least two-thirds it might act very much better than one imagines.
Source: wiktionary
Must I then for twenty-three mortal days endure the prolixity of that tedious woman?
Source: wiktionary