prolixity

Definition

Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words.

Etymology

From Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas. By surface analysis, prolix + -ity.

Example Sentences

• "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?"