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prolixity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | long-windedness, prolixness, windiness, wordiness |
| Type of | verboseness, verbosity |
| Has types | turgidity, turgidness, flatulence |
| Derivation | prolix |
Examples of prolixity
prolixity
For prolixity, a character in the BBC education programme, see Look and Read.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We had pagers that functioned as cattle prods, stunning us into prolixity.
From the washingtonpost.com
Even President Theodore Roosevelt got into the act of scolding people for their prolixity.
From the denverpost.com
He was impatient of prolixity, cant, and the conventional standards of news importance.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She spoke frankly and seemed a good foil for the prolixity of Rudd.
From the smh.com.au
The end result can be seen in Nick Perry's pretentious prolixity.
From the odt.co.nz
Prolificacy is a mere slip of the tongue away from prolixity.
From the telegraph.co.uk
This is the Age of Narcissism, where our self-regarding prolixity replaces action and poetry on the stage.
From the newsobserver.com
Two rather formal names for it are prolixity and logorrhoea.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Boring verbosity
- Prolixity (from Latin prolixus, "extended"; also called wordiness, verbosity and garrulousness) in language refers to speech or writing which uses an excess of words. Adjectival forms include prolix, wordy, verbose, and garrulous.
- Long-windedness, an excess of words
