prolix

prolix is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon.
2. adjective. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.
3. adjective. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

   "editing a prolix manuscript"

   "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

Common word forms

prolixly, prolixity, prolixness

Words from these letters

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