prolix
adjectiveHow many syllables in prolix?
There are 2 syllables in the word prolix.How to pronounce prolix:
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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