Category:Prolix

Pro*lix", a. Etym: [l. prolixus extended, long, prolix, probably fr. Pro before, forward + liqui to flow, akin to liquidus liquid; cf. Ol. Lixa water: cf. F. prolixe. See liquid.]

1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in Narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely Used except with reference to discourse written or spoken; as, a Prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon. With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist. Cowper.

2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied To a speaker or writer.

Syn. -- long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome; Wearisome. -- prolix, diffuse. A prolix writer delights in circumlocution, Extended detail, and trifling particulars. A diffuse writer is fond Of amplifying, and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations. Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of imagination; prolixity Is generally connected with a want of it.