| Pronunciation: | | prow'liksitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] boring verboseness |
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| | Synonyms: | | long-windedness, prolixness, wordiness |
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| | See Also: | | flatulence, turgidity, turgidness, verboseness, verbosity |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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