Definition

Noun: - Boring verbosity; the quality of using too many words, especially in a tedious or long-winded manner. Prolixity refers to speech or writing that is unnecessarily lengthy, wordy, and often dull.

Usage

• Prolixity is a formal term used to criticize communication that is excessively long and tedious. It describes the or of being prolix.
• It is typically used in contexts discussing writing, speech, or argumentation.
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Examples

• The professor's lectures were known more for their prolixity than for their clarity.
• Legal documents are often criticized for their unnecessary prolixity.
• She avoided prolixity in her report, making it concise and powerful.

Advanced Usage

• "A prolixity of": This construction is sometimes used, though less common, to indicate an overabundance of words on a particular subject.
  • The document suffered from a prolixity of technical jargon.

Variants and Related Words

• Prolix (adj): Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
  • His prolix explanation confused everyone.
• Prolixly (adv): In a prolix manner.
  • He spoke prolixly about a minor point.

Synonyms

• Verbosity: The quality of using more words than needed.
• Wordiness: The use of too many words.
• Long-windedness: Tediously lengthy in speech or writing.
• Diffuseness: Lack of conciseness; spread out over many words.
• Circumlocution: The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

Antonyms

• Conciseness: The quality of being brief and to the point.
• Succinctness: The quality of being expressed clearly and in few words.
• Brevity: Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.
• Terseness: Sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To be guilty of prolixity: A formal way to say someone is being overly wordy.
  • The senator was guilty of prolixity, extending the debate for hours.
• To descend into prolixity: To become tediously long-winded.
  • The novel's final chapter descends into unnecessary prolixity.

Noun

1. boring verbosity