prolixity

/pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"Of Skelton's one excursion into dramatic form, Magnificence, not much need be said. [...] Its fault, a fatal one in drama, is its prolixity, but cut by at least two-thirds it might act very much better than one imagines."
"Must I then for twenty-three mortal days endure the prolixity of that tedious woman?"

From Old French prolixite, from Latin prolixitas. By surface analysis, prolix + -ity.

prolixities (plural)

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How do you pronounce prolixity?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈlɪk.sɪ.ti/.

What does prolixity mean?

Long-windedness, tiresome length, an excess of words.

Where does prolixity come from?

It is traced to Old French.

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