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Definition of: prolix
(prō′liks, prō·liks′) adjective
1. Unduly long and verbose, as an address.
2. Indulging in long and wordy discourse; tedious: a prolix orator. [<F prolixe <L prolixus extended <pro- before + stem of liquere flow]
—pro·lix·i·ty (prō·lik′sə·tē), pro′lix·ness noun
—pro′lix·ly adverb
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