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pro·lix
 prolix
- pronunciation:
- pro
lIks
[or]
pro
lihks
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
wordy and boringly long.
I skipped over the more prolix descriptive passages.- synonyms:
- garrulous, long-winded, verbose
- similar words:
- dreary, dry, lengthy, long, loquacious, pleonastic, rambling, repetitious, tedious, wordy
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| definition 2: |
inclined to lengthy speech or writing.
- synonyms:
- long-winded, verbose
- similar words:
- garrulous, loquacious, rambling, talkative, wordy
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| related words: |
boring, garrulous, interminable, long, loquacious, rambling, repetitious, talkative, tedious, wordy |
| derivations: |
prolixly (adv.), prolixity (n.) |
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