prolixity

Examples

• All

• The topic of the sonnet, after the vivid opening vehicle, trails off into vagueness and prolixity.

  Academic text (2005)

• McCloskey: Prolixity, I am told.

  Academic text (2016)

• Although it suffers from prolixity, it has its eloquent moments.

  Academic text (1999)

• They have customs, methods, and ways of squeezing money out of the people, which I shall not enumerate in order to avoid prolixity.

  Academic text (2003)

• However, such obscurity and prolixity lead us to consider the possibility that Brown, while spending eleven years to contemplate and expound upon these allusions as he executed work, may have lost sight of his viewing audience in favor of narrative gamesmanship.

  Academic text (1992)

• During the meeting, his prolixity made it hard for others to stay engaged with the discussion.

• She appreciated concise writing, but her friend was known for his prolixity in emails.

• The lecturer's prolixity caused many students to lose interest in the lecture.

Synonyms

R

rambling

vsprolixity

33 5.5

Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow

emphasizes tedious excess of words even when structure remains clear

V

verbiage

vsprolixity

11 8.1

Language that uses too many words and is hard to understand

highlights the boredom caused by that excess rather than complexity alone

R

redundancy

vsprolixity

8 5.2

Unnecessary repetition that makes speech or writing longer

is broader, stressing too many words that cause tedium rather than mere repetition

V

verbosity

vsprolixity

1 7.3

Using more words than needed when speaking or writing

stresses that the excess makes the text tedious and boring rather than just long

W

wordiness

vsprolixity

1 4.8

Using more language than needed in writing or speech

focuses more on making speech or writing boring through excessive wording

L

long-windedness

vsprolixity

1 7.5

Talking or writing with too many words makes people bored

is similar but emphasizes boring excess specifically rather than only length

W

wordage

vsprolixity

1 7.0

The number of words used in writing or speech, often too many

focuses on excess that makes speech or writing boring rather than mere count

L

loquacity

vsprolixity

• Formal

1 9.9

The habit of talking a lot

highlights boring excess in wording, not just a tendency to talk a lot

P

prolixness

vsprolixity

• Formal

9.9

The use of too many words that makes speech or writing long and boring

is the same idea but highlighted as excessive word use making writing dull

V

verboseness

vsprolixity

7.4

Using more words than needed so speech or writing is hard to follow

adds the idea that this excess causes tedium and boredom

V

verbality

vsprolixity

9.5

Speech or writing that uses too many words

emphasizes that such overuse makes the content tedious or boring

V

verbalism

vsprolixity

9.1

An excess of words that do not add meaning

adds that this waste of words makes reading or listening tedious

T

talkiness

vsprolixity

6.8

Speaking or writing with more words than needed and making the meaning unclear

points out that the extra words make the talk or text tedious

R

repetitiousness

vsprolixity

8.1

A habit of saying the same words or ideas too often so people get bored

is similar but centers on overall excessive wording that bores rather than repetition alone

P

pleonasm

vsprolixity

9.9

A phrase that uses more words than needed

covers longer boring wording caused by excess, not only redundant phrases

P

periphrasis

vsprolixity

• Literature

9.9

Using more words than needed to say something in a roundabout way

is focused more on sheer word excess that makes text tedious rather than indirectness

D

diffusiveness

vsprolixity

9.4

Lack of focus in speech or writing that makes ideas hard to follow

is about excessive words that bore, not necessarily lack of focus

T

tartine

vsprolixity

• UK

9.5

A long boring piece of writing or speech that repeats the same points

is the formal idea of excessive words that cause boredom rather than informal labeling

Antonyms

B

brevity

14 5.3

Using few words when speaking or writing

C

conciseness

1 5.5

Saying something clearly with few words

How Wordy

prolixity

• Formal

1 9.9

brevity

14 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology