English adjective: prolix | |||
1. | prolix tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length | ||
Samples | Editing a prolix manuscript. A prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know. | ||
Similar | diffuse, long-winded, pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological, tedious, verbal, verbose, windy, wordy | ||
See also | voluble | ||
Attribute | long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, windiness, wordiness | ||
Antonyms | concise | ||