prolix

UK /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/ US /pɹoʊˈlɪks/

adj 2verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

considered, contradictory, loaded, manual, still

VERB + PROLIX

avoid, came, try, writing

PROLIX + NOUN

bulletins, day, narrative, speeches

PREP.

with

ADV.

unnecessarily

Definitions

adj

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.

Long; having great length.

verb

To be tediously lengthy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

concise

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

From General Peckem's office on the mainland came prolix bulletins each day headed by such cheery homilies as "Procrastination is the Thief of Time and "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness."

Wiktionary

The manual was so prolix that I still haven't understood how it works.

Tatoeba · #3239797

You should try to avoid prolix wording.

Tatoeba · #3545897

Many readers will get lost if your writing is too prolix.

Tatoeba · #3545899

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, prolix is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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