Meaning & use
prolix
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Using or containing too many words; tediously long-winded.
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The professor's prolix lectures often ran twice as long as scheduled.
Editors trimmed the prolix report down to a concise two pages.
A note on using this word
Prolix is a formal, somewhat literary word for excessive wordiness, more common in writing about writing than in everyday speech.
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