Definitions for: Prolixity


[n] boring verboseness



Webster (1913) Definition: Pro*lix"i*ty, n. [L. prolixitas: cf. F.
prolixit['e].]
The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute
detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings. ``For
fulsomeness of his prolixitee.'' --Chaucer.

Idly running on with vain prolixity. --Drayton.

Synonyms: long-windedness, prolixness, wordiness

See Also: flatulence, turgidity, turgidness, verboseness, verbosity

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