prolix

== English == === Etymology === From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). The verb is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/ (US) IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈlɪks/ Rhymes: -əʊlɪks, -ɪks === Adjective === prolix (comparative more prolix, superlative most prolix) Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. Synonyms: verbose; see also Thesaurus:verbose Antonyms: see Thesaurus:concise (obsolete) Long; having great length. ==== Antonyms ==== taciturn ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lax ==== Translations ==== === Verb === prolix (third-person singular simple present prolixes, present participle prolixing, simple past and past participle prolixed) (rare) To be tediously lengthy. === Further reading === “prolix”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “prolix”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “prolix, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin prōlixus (“courteous, favorable”). Compare Spanish prolijo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pɾuˈliks] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pɾoˈliks] Rhymes: -iks Homophone: prolixs === Adjective === prolix (feminine prolixa, masculine plural prolixos, feminine plural prolixes) prolix ==== Derived terms ==== prolixament ==== Related terms ==== prolixitat === Further reading === “prolix”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “prolix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “prolix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “prolix”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus. === Adjective === prolix m or n (feminine singular prolixă, masculine plural prolicși, feminine/neuter plural prolixe) prolix ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== prolixitate