Prolixity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prolixity is a noun meaning Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words.
Meaning
Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words.
Example Sentences
Must I then for twenty-three mortal days endure the prolixity of that tedious woman?
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.
Word Forms
- prolixities
Synonyms for prolixity
Depending on context, synonyms include verbosity, wordiness, long-windedness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include long-windedness, wordiness, longwindedness, longiloquence, dilatation, overwordiness.
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