prolixity
noun/pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/
Etymology
From Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas. By surface analysis, prolix + -ity.
- derived from prolixitas
- derived from prolixite
Definitions
Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words.
- Of Skelton's one excursion into dramatic form, Magnificence, not much need be said. [...] Its fault, a fatal one in drama, is its prolixity, but cut by at least two-thirds it might act very much better than one imagines.
- Must I then for twenty-three mortal days endure the prolixity of that tedious woman?
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for prolixity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA