prolix
a . 冗长的,说话罗唆的
冗长的,说话罗唆的
prolix adj 1 :
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 " [
ant : {
concise }]
Prolix \
Pro *
lix "\ (?;
277 ),
a . [
L .
prolixus extended ,
long ,
prolix ,
probably fr .
pro before ,
forward liqui to flow ,
akin to liquidus liquid ;
cf .
OL .
lixa water :
cf .
F .
prolixe .
See {
Liquid }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
Extending to a great length ;
unnecessarily long ;
minute in narration or argument ;
excessively particular in detail ;
--
rarely used except with reference to discourse written or spoken ;
as ,
a prolix oration ;
a prolix poem ;
a prolix sermon .
[
1913 Webster ]
With wig prolix ,
down flowing to his waist .
--
Cowper .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Indulging in protracted discourse ;
tedious ;
wearisome ; --
applied to a speaker or writer .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Long ;
diffuse ;
prolonged ;
protracted ;
tedious ;
tiresome ;
wearisome .
Usage : {
Prolix }, {
Diffuse }.
A prolix writer delights in circumlocution ,
extended detail ,
and trifling particulars .
A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying ,
and abounds in epithets ,
figures ,
and illustrations .
Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of imagination ;
prolixity is generally connected with a want of it .
[
1913 Webster ]
89 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prolix ":
all jaw ,
blah ,
broken -
record ,
candid ,
chatty ,
communicative ,
conversational ,
de longue haleine ,
de trop ,
diffuse ,
dispensable ,
drearisome ,
dreary ,
dry ,
dryasdust ,
dull ,
dusty ,
effusive ,
endless ,
everlasting ,
excess ,
expansive ,
expendable ,
expletive ,
extended ,
filled out ,
flip ,
fluent ,
frank ,
gabby ,
garrulous ,
gassy ,
glib ,
gossipy ,
gratuitous ,
gregarious ,
gushy ,
harping ,
humdrum ,
in excess ,
invariable ,
irksome ,
jog -
trot ,
lengthy ,
long ,
long -
drawn -
out ,
long -
spun ,
long -
winded ,
longiloquent ,
loquacious ,
monotonous ,
multiloquent ,
multiloquious ,
needless ,
newsy ,
nonessential ,
overtalkative ,
padded ,
pleonastic ,
prolonged ,
protracted ,
redundant ,
singsong ,
smooth ,
sociable ,
spare ,
spun -
out ,
supererogatory ,
superfluous ,
talkative ,
talky ,
tautologic ,
tautologous ,
tedious ,
tiresome ,
to spare ,
treadmill ,
uncalled -
for ,
unessential ,
uneventful ,
unnecessary ,
unneeded ,
unrelenting ,
unvarying ,
verbose ,
voluble ,
wearisome ,
windy ,
wordy
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