prolixity
Example Sentences
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Being so multivarious in its effects and all but ubiquitous in human history, wind is a convenient vehicle for a writer known for charming prolixity and relaxed erudition.
Smith’s rendering of “The White Book” cannot be accused of prolixity.
From New York Times
As with Anthony Burgess and John Updike, Roth’s astonishing prolixity exhausted even his most loyal readers.
From The Guardian
A wordsmith who leaves no one speechless and no zippy phrase unturned, he’s got a gift for gab that goes beyond logorrhea and prolixity into rat-a-tat felicity.
Facebook can be really annoying in that it seems to be based on a 10-year-old’s idea of friendship, and because it is filled with pointless prolixity and banality from boring people.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
