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prolixe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prolix adj Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
  • verbose adj Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.

Senses

prolixe is used for these senses in English:

  • long-winded Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
  • prolix Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
  • verbose Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

prolix — full definition

  1. adj Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
  2. adj Long; having great length.

verbose — full definition

  1. adj Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
  2. adj Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

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