Meaning

1 senses

  1. (rare)To be tediously lengthy.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. You should try to avoid prolix wording.

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  2. Many readers will get lost if your writing is too prolix.

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  3. The manual was so prolix that I still haven't understood how it works.

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  4. You are going to lose a lot of readers if your writing is too prolix.

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Origin

From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The

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

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Forms

prolixes, prolixing, prolixed, prolixed
Base formprolix · to prolix
3rd person singularprolixes
Present participleprolixing
Past simpleprolixed
Past participleprolixed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprolix
he, she, itprolixes

Past simpleLesson

all personsprolixed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave prolixed
he, she, ithas prolixed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prolix

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
proletarianproletariatproliferateC1prolificC1prologueprolongC2promB2
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