prolix

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin prōlixus “extended, long,” equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + -lixus, akin to līquī “to flow”; see liquor

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1. See wordy.

OTHER WORDS FROM prolix

pro·lix·i·ty

[proh-lik-si-tee], /proʊˈlɪk sɪ ti/, pro·lix·ness, nounpro·lix·ly, adverbo·ver·pro·lix, adjective

Words nearby prolix

proliferate, proliferation, proliferous, prolific, proline, prolix, prolixity, prolocutor, PROLOG, prologue, prologuize

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How to use prolix in a sentence

Or perhaps poetic justice demands that the life of an unstoppably prolix author be parceled out in multiple, overlapping volumes.
Norman Mailer: A Life Lived Loud|Adam Begley|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Glenn Greenwald is raising a stink about this in his usual prolix way, and so on and so on.
Is Zero Dark Thirty Propaganda?|Michael Tomasky|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Wordplay Bradlee could be prolix or pithy, as suited his ends.
Dear Asshole: The Letters of Ben Bradlee From New Biography|Matthew DeLuca|May 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When they stopped for lack of breath, Master Baptist would ask questions, which usually called forth prolix replies.
The Surprises of Life|Georges Clemenceau

It is prolix, and in many parts whimsical; but contains some of the boldest reasonings to be found in print.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton
I grant that they deck Nature with somewhat too prolix a grace; but is beauty always best seen in deshabille?
Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Baha's style is rhetorical, verbose, prolix, but with a certain strength.
Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
This excuse may serve in lieu of a better for the somewhat prolix method in which these rules are presented.
Ballades and Rondeaus, Chants Royal, Sestinas, Villanelles, etc,|Various

British Dictionary definitions for prolix

prolix

/ (ˈprəʊlɪks, prəʊˈlɪks) /

adjective

(of a speech, book, etc) so long as to be boring; verbose

indulging in prolix speech or writing; long-winded

Derived forms of prolix

prolixity or rare prolixness, nounprolixly, adverb

Word Origin for prolix

C15: from Latin prōlixus stretched out widely, from pro- 1 + līquī to flow

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