PROLIX

prolix

(adjective) tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; “editing a prolix manuscript”; “a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

prolix (comparative more prolix, superlative most prolix)

Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

Synonyms: verbose, Thesaurus:verbose

Antonym: Thesaurus:concise

(obsolete) Long; having great length.

Source: Wiktionary

Pro*lix", a. Etym: [L. prolixus extended, long, prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow, akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe. See Liquid.]

1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon. With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist. Cowper.

2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.

Syn.

– Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome; wearisome.

– Prolix, Diffuse. A prolix writer delights in circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying, and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations. Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a want of it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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