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- Dictionaryprolix/ˈprəʊlɪks/
adjective
- 1. (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy: "he found the narrative too prolix and discursive"
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Prolix means using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Prolix means using more words than necessary to express thought, or being unduly prolonged or drawn out. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from the authoritative source of American English.
Prolix means so long and wordy as to be boring or tedious. It comes from Latin prōlixus, meaning stretched out widely. See examples, synonyms, and word origin of prolix.
adjective. 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”. synonyms: diffuse. lacking conciseness. long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy. using or containing too many words.
Prolix definition: extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.. See examples of PROLIX used in a sentence.
Prolix means using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Origin of prolix 1 First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin prōlixus “extended, long,” equivalent to prō- pro- 1 + -lixus, akin to līquī “to flow”; see liquor
