PROLIXITIES

Noun

prolixities

plural of prolixity

Source: Wiktionary


PROLIXITY

Pro*lix"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. prolixitas: cf. F. prolixité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings. "For fulsomeness of his prolixitee." Chaucer. Idly running on with vain prolixity. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INSIGNIFICANTLY

(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”


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