pro·lix·i·ty \prōˈliksəd.ē, -sətē, -i\noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English prolixite, from Middle French prolixité, from Latin prolixitat-, prolixitas, from prolixus + -itat-, -itas -ity : the quality or state of being prolix; especially: undue lengthiness in speaking or writing < his facility carried him … into prolixity — Sir Winston Churchill >