prolixnessn.
/ˈprəʊlɪksnəs/, U.S. /proʊˈlɪksnəs/, /ˈproʊˌlɪksnəs/ = prolixity n.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > prolixity
prolixityc1395
tediouste?a1412
diffusiona1413
diffuseness1474
tediousness?a1475
largeness1547
longness1587
prolixness?1590
length1597
longanimity1607
tediositya1625
wire-drawing1640
longinquity1641
long-windedness1648
diffusivenessa1719
sprawling1822
longsomeness1834
ramblingness1835
lengthsomeness1849
bagginess1860
lengthiness1863
governmentese1907
?1590–1 J. Burel Poems Pref. sig. A4v Vnles that my prolixnes suld you pane, Into reciting, one thing over agane.
1664 H. More Apol. Pref. The Reason of the Prolixness thereof stands upon this threefold ground.
1683 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 13 51 I..shall make amends for my former prolixness by being more concise and short in this.
1730 T. Boston Let. 31 Dec. in Memoirs (1776) App. 27 I hope you will pardon the prolixness of this.
1816 J. Gilchrist Philos. Etymol. 65 The philologer of more rapid and intuitive perceptions, will bear with my prolixness in this part of my work.
1865 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Apr. 216 The author makes the impression of great knowledge of the subject, but of small literary skill, with a tendency to prolixness.
1906 A. Szold tr. M. Liber Rashi 97 Rashi's style is unmistakable, and prolixness in a commentary attributed to him is proof against the alleged paternity.
1992 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 27 100 Ben-Gurion's diary recorded amicable feelings toward the Secretary-General, even jokes about his prolixness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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