pro|lix

pro|lix
pro|lix «proh LIHKS, PROH lihks», adjective.
using too many words; too long; tedious: »

Conscious dullness has little right to be prolix (Samuel Johnson).

SYNONYM(S): wordy, verbose.
[< Latin prōlixus (literally) poured out < prō- forth + lix-, a root related to liquēre to flow, be liquid]
pro|lix´ly, adverb.
pro|lix´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pro|lix´ly — pro|lix «proh LIHKS, PROH lihks», adjective. using too many words; too long; tedious: »Conscious dullness has little right to be prolix (Samuel Johnson). SYNONYM(S): wordy, verbose. ╂[< Latin prōlixus (literally) poured out < prō forth +… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|lix|i|ty — «proh LIHK suh tee», noun, plural ties. too great length; tedious length of speech or writing: »the insufferable prolixity of the most prolix of hosts (Charles J. Lever) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|lix´ness — pro|lix «proh LIHKS, PROH lihks», adjective. using too many words; too long; tedious: »Conscious dullness has little right to be prolix (Samuel Johnson). SYNONYM(S): wordy, verbose. ╂[< Latin prōlixus (literally) poured out < prō forth +… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro·lix — …   Useful english dictionary

  • lix — an·ti·he·lix; ca·lix; dae·mon·e·lix; fi·lix; fi·lix·mas; ky·lix; lix·iv·i·al; lix·iv·i·ate; lix·iv·i·a·tion; lix·iv·i·ous; lix·iv·i·um; no·tau·lix; pro·lix; pro·lix·i·ty; pro·lix·ly; pro·lix·ness; weil fe·lix; bol·lix; ca·lix·tin; pom·pho·lix;… …   English syllables

  • prolix — pro·lix …   English syllables

  • prolixity — pro·lix·i·ty …   English syllables

  • prolixly — pro·lix·ly …   English syllables

  • prolix — pro•lix [[t]proʊˈlɪks, ˈproʊ lɪks[/t]] adj. 1) extended to unnecessary or tedious length; long and wordy 2) (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L prōlixus extended, long =prō… …   From formal English to slang

  • Prolixin — Pro·lix·in prō lik sən trademark used for a preparation of fluphenazine * * * Pro·lix·in (pro likґsin) trademark for preparations of fluphenazine …   Medical dictionary

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