Associations to the word «Prolix»
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Wiktionary
PROLIX, adjective. Tediously lengthy.
PROLIX, adjective. Tending to use big or obscure words, which few understand.
Dictionary definition
PROLIX, adjective. Tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.