Definitions for prolix
proʊˈlɪks, ˈproʊ lɪkspro·lix

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolixadjective

   tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

   "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolixadjective

   Tediously lengthy.

2. prolixadjective

   Tending to use large or obscure words, which few understand.

3. Etymology: From prolixus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROLIXadjective

   Etymology: prolixe, Fr. prolixus, Latin.

   1. Long; tedious; not concise.

   According to the caution we have been so prolix in giving, if we aim at right understanding the true nature of it, we must examine what apprehension mankind make of it. Digby.

   Should I at large repeat
   The bead-roll of her vicious tricks,
   My poem would be too prolix. Matthew Prior.

   2. Of long duration. This is a very rare sense.

   If the appellant appoints a term too prolix, the judge may then assign a competent term. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prolix

   Verbosity or verboseness is speech or writing that uses more words than necessary. The opposite of verbosity is plain language. Some teachers, including the author of The Elements of Style, warn against verbosity; similarly Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway, among others, famously avoid it. Synonyms include wordiness, verbiage, prolixity, grandiloquence, garrulousness, expatiation, logorrhea, sesquipedalianism, and overwriting.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prolixadjective

   extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon

2. Prolixadjective

   indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer

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1. Prolix

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Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prolix

   prō′liks, adj. tedious: long and wordy: dwelling too long on particulars: (obs.) long.—adj. Prolix′ious (Shak.), dilatory, tedious.—ns. Prolix′ity, Prolix′ness.—adv. Prolix′ly. [Fr. prolixe—L. prolixus—pro, forward, liqui, to flow.]

How to pronounce prolix?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prolix in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prolix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prolix
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prolix
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prolix
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolix
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prolix
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=prolix
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prolix