Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prolixly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-lix-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a prolix manner

Etymology

Etymology tree English prolix Middle English -ly English -ly English prolixly From prolix + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more prolixly (comparative) most prolixly (superlative)

Questions

What does prolixly mean?
In a prolix manner
Where does prolixly come from?
Etymology tree English prolix Middle English -ly English -ly English prolixly From prolix + -ly.

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