prolixity
noun
1 prolixity
Boring verbosity.
synonyms: long-windedness, prolixness, windiness, wordiness.
Roget 573:
diffuseness
etc.
adj.;
amplification
etc.
v.;
dilating
etc.
v.;
verbosity,
verbiage,
cloud of words,
copia verborum [Lat.];
flow of words
etc.
(loquacity)
584;
looseness.
Polylogy†,
tautology,
battology†,
perissology†;
pleonasm,
exuberance,
redundancy;
thrice-told tale;
prolixity;
circumlocution,
ambages†;
periphrase†,
periphrasis;
roundabout phrases;
episode;
expletive;
pennya-lining;
richness
etc.
577.
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Dutch: langdradigheid
Polish: rozwlekłość
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