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Vinony

prolix

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/ / /pɹoʊˈlɪks/

adj

Etymology: From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective.

  1. Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

    “"Give me but the luxury of answering to one of his prolix, contradictory speeches, and...I only ask the revenge of a reply."”

    “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.”

  2. Long; having great length.

verb

Etymology: From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective.

  1. To be tediously lengthy.