6 February 2018
prolix
[proh-liks, proh-liks]
adjective
1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length
Origin of prolix
late Middle English Latin
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin prōlixus extended, long, equivalent to prō- pro-1+ -lixus, akin to līquī to flow; see liquor
Related forms
prolixity [proh-lik-si-tee] (Show IPA), prolixness, noun
prolixly, adverb
nonprolix, adjective
nonprolixly, adverb
nonprolixness, noun
Synonyms
1. prolonged, protracted. See wordy. 1, 2. verbose.
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Examples from the Web for prolix
Contemporary Examples
Wordplay Bradlee could be prolix or pithy, as suited his ends.
Dear Asshole: The Letters of Ben Bradlee From New Biography
Matthew DeLuca
May 12, 2012
Historical Examples
Forgive, most kind reader, the prolix fondness with which I linger on this theme.
Confessions Of Con Cregan
Charles James Lever
To those who do not, I have been prolix without being profitable.
Confessions Of Con Cregan
Charles James Lever
Today’s quote
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.
– Steve Jobs
On this day
6 February 1851 – Black Thursday bushfires that swept across Victoria, Australia. The fires killed 12 people and scorched a quarter of Victoria, approximately 5,000,000 hectares (12.5 million acres). More than 1 million sheep died. It is the largest Australian bushfire in a populous region in recorded history.
6 February 1938 – ‘Black Sunday’, when freak waves strike Bondi Beach, Australia, dragging swimmers hundreds of metres out to sea. Five people drowned and 250 needed rescuing.
6 February 1945 – birth of Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae singer and musician. Died 11 May 1981.
6 February 1952 – King George VI dies, resulting in new sovereign being Queen Elizabeth II.
6 February 1971 – Alan Shephard becomes the first man to hit golf balls on the moon. He smuggled the club and balls on board lunar spacecraft, Apollo 14, by hiding them inside his suit.