What does prolixity mean?
Prolixity means Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words..
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/pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/ · noun
Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words..
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.
Must I then for twenty-three mortal days endure the prolixity of that tedious woman?
Use prolixity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prolixity means Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words..
Common synonyms include verbosity, wordiness, prolixness, long-windedness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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