Definition & Meaning of "prolix"in English

prolix

overly long and wordy, often to the point of being tedious

circumlocutory

cumbersome

long

long-winded

pleonastic

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most prolix

Comparative

more prolix

gradable

domain

communication, style, evaluation

Examples

The professor's prolix lecture left the students struggling to stay focused.

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