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adj
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
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Synonyms: verbose, circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic, prolix, rigmarole, sesquipedalian, wordy
Antonyms: brief, concise, crisp, laconic, lapidary, short-winded, succinct, tight, to the point, taut, terse
adj
Long; having great length.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To be tediously lengthy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: concise
History
From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective.
Across languages
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
