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Definition of prolix adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prolix

adjective
 
/ˈprəʊlɪks/
 
/ˈprəʊlɪks/
 (formal)
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  1. (of writing, a speech, etc.) using too many words and therefore boringTopics Literature and writingc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prolixe or Latin prolixus ‘poured forth, extended’, from pro- ‘outward’ + liquere ‘be liquid’.
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