01 a. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except w…
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Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon.“With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist.” — Cowper.
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2.
Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.
Syn.
Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome; wearisome.
-- Prolix, Diffuse. A prolix writer delights in circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying, and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations. Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a want of it.