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prolix
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As an adjective, prolix means tediously lengthy.
Meanings of prolix
3 meaningsadjective
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
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”
“He gave a good verbal description of the suspect”
Similar: verbal
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteLong; having great length.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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