prolix

adjective

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There are 2 syllables in the word prolix.

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Definition of prolix:

prolix (adjective):: unduly prolonged or drawn out too long; (of a speech or piece of writing) overlong and boring; adjective. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length.

Synonyms for prolix:

boring

circuitous

circumlocutory

communicative

conversational

diffuse

digressive

discursive

dragged out

exaggerated

full of verbiage

garrulous

lengthy

logorrheic

long

long-drawn-out

long-winded

long-windedness

loquacious

pleonastic

prolixity

prolixness

prolonged

protracted

rambling

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Antonyms for prolix:

abbreviated

abridged

aphoristic

apothegmatic

apposite

blunt

brachysyllabic

breviloquent

brief

brusque

capsule

clear

close-mouthed

closemouthed

cogent

coherent

compact

compendiary

compendious

compressed

concise

condensed

confined

connected

crisp

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