prolix
Adjective
- Tediously long and wordy; verbose.
- 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"
Adj
- Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
- Long; having great length.
Verb
- To be tediously lengthy.
Examples
- His explanation of the Scrabble rule was so prolix, everyone lost interest.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective.
Synonyms
circumlocutory, diffuse, palaverous, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, rigmarole, sesquipedalian, verbose, wordy
Scrabble Score: 15
prolix: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprolix: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prolix: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary