Prolix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prolix is an adjective meaning Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
Meaning
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Long; having great length.
- (rare) To be tediously lengthy.
Example Sentences
Prolix! Prolix! / Nothing a pair of scissors can't fix!
"Give me but the luxury of answering to one of his prolix, contradictory speeches, and...I only ask the revenge of a reply."
Traditional narratives he found too prolix and discursive. "There's always 14 pages describing a lawn that you skip over," he says.
People who have blamed [Jean Charles Léonard de] Sismondi as unnecessarily prolix cannot have considered the crowd of details presented by the history of Italy.
Word Forms
- prolixes
- prolixing
- prolixed
Synonyms for prolix
Depending on context, synonyms include verbose, circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic.
Antonyms for prolix
Common opposites include taciturn, brief, concise, crisp, laconic, lapidary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include long-winded, wordy, verbose, redundant, pleonastic, tedious.
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