Monday: Prolix
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1word1dayprolix [proh-liks, proh-liks]
adjective
1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
examples
1. In 1949, a young American artist named Ray Johnson left Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C., moved to New York City and began to explore his prolix talents, both visual and verbal. "The Unknown Ray Johnson Takes the Spotlight." The New York Times 30 May 2024
2. On one especially prolix ballad, “Blind,” she lets her lyrics fly fast and furious, only half-apologizing for being “raunchy like Bob Saget” before outlining how toxic romances erode self-worth. "On SOS Sza unpacks her emotions in so many words." The Washington Post 9 Dec 2022
origin
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin prōlixus “extended, long,” equivalent to prō- pro- -lixus, akin to līquī “to flow”; liquor
adjective
1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
examples
1. In 1949, a young American artist named Ray Johnson left Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C., moved to New York City and began to explore his prolix talents, both visual and verbal. "The Unknown Ray Johnson Takes the Spotlight." The New York Times 30 May 2024
2. On one especially prolix ballad, “Blind,” she lets her lyrics fly fast and furious, only half-apologizing for being “raunchy like Bob Saget” before outlining how toxic romances erode self-worth. "On SOS Sza unpacks her emotions in so many words." The Washington Post 9 Dec 2022
origin
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin prōlixus “extended, long,” equivalent to prō- pro- -lixus, akin to līquī “to flow”; liquor
