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 | ||