Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being prolix; prolixity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prolixity.
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- noun
prolixity
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun boring verbosity
Etymologies
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prolix + -ness
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Examples
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Related forms: prolixity, prolixness (noun), prolixly (verb)
Word of the Week #6 Jaime Theler 2008
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Rashi's style is unmistakable, and prolixness in a commentary attributed to him is proof against the alleged pater nity.
Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906
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Leaving out all episodical matter, the leading narrative of the Epic forms about one-fourth of the work; and a complete translation even of this leading story would be unreadable, both from its length and its prolixness.
Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Romesh Dutt 1878
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