be prolix
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Fondrie's sentence is the shortest winner in the prize's history, "proving that bad writing need not be prolix, or even very wordy", said organisers.
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2011
But it is possible to be prolix without being an Antimachus, and the prolixity of Statius is quite sufficient.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
Not to be prolix on this subject—let us remember one capital illustration—that of the clown and his two pieces of fireworks.
From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Morford, Henry
And, not to be prolix with long relations of affairs and details concerning this land, I will refer you to those which I am writing to the royal Council of the Indies.
But not to be prolix in describing what relates to the affairs of this great city, although it is with difficulty that I refrain from proceeding.
From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend