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prolix

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"Wordy and tedious"

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/Part of speech adjectiveSorted iloprxStarts with PEnds with X1 clues
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Definitions

  1. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

Word origin

From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective.

Used in a sentence

  • "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.
  • 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."

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