Synonyms for prolix
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : proh-liks, proh-liks |
| Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈlɪks, ˈproʊ lɪks |
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Définition of prolix
Origin :- early 15c., from Old French prolixe (13c.) and directly from Latin prolixus "extended," literally "poured out," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + base of liquere "to flow" (see liquid (adj.)).
- adj wordy
- adj prolonged
- Forgive, most kind reader, the prolix fondness with which I linger on this theme.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- To those who do not, I have been prolix without being profitable.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- From this it will be seen that Sir James was a prolix rather than a clear thinker.
- Extract from : « Two Sides of the Face » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- The inscription in which he describes the event is too prolix to be given here.
- Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
- Be brief in thy discourse, for what is prolix cannot be pleasing.
- Extract from : « Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote » by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- I am afraid I have been prolix; but my dear Morris, bear that in mind.
- Extract from : « Glyn Severn's Schooldays » by George Manville Fenn
- He was prolix with his pen, not from affluence, but from paucity of ideas.
- Extract from : « The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 » by John Lothrop Motley
- This is one reason why he is prolix in the last three volumes.
- Extract from : « Historical Essays » by James Ford Rhodes
- Though every musical element is telling, the movement is too prolix.
- Extract from : « Musical Criticisms » by Arthur Johnstone
- He felt it would be prolix to explain that he was thinking of a directory, and not of stamps.
- Extract from : « Cynthia » by Leonard Merrick
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