Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO-LIX'
PRO-LIF'IC-NESSPRO-LIX'I-TY, or PRO-LIX'NESS
PRO-LIX', a. [L. prolixus; pro and laxus, literally drawn out.]
- Long; extending to a great length; minute in narration or argument; applied only to discourses, speeches, and writings; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon.
- Of long duration. [Not in use.]
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