prolix

Definition

Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

Etymology

From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective.

Example Sentences

• ""Give me but the luxury of answering to one of his prolix, contradictory speeches, and...I only ask the revenge of a reply.""
• "People who have blamed [Jean Charles Léonard de] Sismondi as unnecessarily prolix cannot have considered the crowd of details presented by the history of Italy."
• "From General Peckem's office on the mainland came prolix bulletins each day headed by such cheery homilies as "Procrastination is the Thief of Time and "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness.""

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