prolixity

Noun
Synonyms: prolixnesswindinesslong-windednesswordiness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. boring verbositySynonyms: prolixnesswindinesslong-windednesswordiness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prolixity \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. [1913 Webster]

Idly running on with vain prolixity. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

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