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Definition of prolix - 3 dictionary results

pro⋅lix

  [proh-liks, proh-liks]
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–adjective
1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L prōlixus extended, long, equiv. to prō- pro- 1 + -lixus, akin to līquī to flow; see liquor

Related forms:
pro⋅lix⋅i⋅ty  [proh-lik-si-tee] , pro⋅lix⋅ness, noun
pro⋅lix⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. prolonged, protracted. See wordy. 1, 2. verbose.
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pro·lix   (prō-lĭks', prō'lĭks')   
adj.  

  1. Tediously prolonged; wordy: editing a prolix manuscript.

  2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length. See Synonyms at wordy.


[Middle English, from Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus, poured forth, extended.]
pro·lix'i·ty (-lĭk'sĭ-tē) n., pro·lix'ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

prolix 
1412, from O.Fr. prolixe (14c.), from L. prolixus "extended," lit. "poured out," from pro- "forth" + base of liquere "to flow" (see liquid).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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