[ˈprəʊlɪks], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
(e.g: he found the narrative too prolix and discursive)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French prolixe or Latin prolixus ‘poured forth, extended’, from pro- ‘outward’ + liquere ‘be liquid’