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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•lix /proʊˈlɪks, ˈproʊlɪks/USA pronunciation adj. - too long or wordy.
pro•lix•i•ty /proʊˈlɪksɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] pro•lix•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•lix (prō liks′, prō′liks),USA pronunciation adj. - extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
- (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
- Latin prōlixus extended, long, equivalent. to prō- pro-1 + -lixus, akin to līquī to flow; see liquor
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prolonged, protracted. See wordy.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged verbose.
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