"prolix" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Catalan]

IPA: [pɾuˈliks] [Balearic, Central], [pɾoˈliks] [Valencian] Forms: prolixa [feminine], prolixos [masculine, plural], prolixes [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -iks Etymology: Borrowed from Latin prōlixus (“courteous, favorable”). Compare Spanish prolijo. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ca|la|prōlixus||courteous, favorable|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin prōlixus (“courteous, favorable”), {{bor+|ca|la|prōlixus||courteous, favorable}} Borrowed from Latin prōlixus (“courteous, favorable”), {{cog|es|prolijo}} Spanish prolijo Head templates: {{ca-adj}} prolix (feminine prolixa, masculine plural prolixos, feminine plural prolixes)
  1. prolix Derived forms: prolixament Related terms: prolixitat
    Sense id: en-prolix-ca-adj-XQNnmmPw Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/ [UK], /pɹoʊˈlɪks/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prolix.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more prolix [comparative], most prolix [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊlɪks, -ɪks Etymology: From Old French prolixe, from Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|prolixe}} Old French prolixe, {{der|en|la|prōlixus||stretched out; courteous, favorable}} Latin prōlixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} prolix (comparative more prolix, superlative most prolix)
  1. Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details. Categories (topical): Talking, Writing Synonyms: verbose, verbose Translations (tediously lengthy): многословен (mnogosloven) (Bulgarian), излишно подробен (izlišno podroben) (Bulgarian), prolix (Catalan), zdlouhavý (Czech), langdradig (Dutch), pitkäpiimäinen (Finnish), prolixe [feminine, masculine] (French), fastidieux (French), verbeux (French), phraseur (French), raseur [colloquial] (French), weitschweifig (German), terjengős (Hungarian), hosszadalmas (Hungarian), prolisso (Italian), verboso (Italian), ridondante (Italian), iperverboso (Italian), 諄々しい (kudokudoshii) (note: usually written using only kana) (alt: くどくどしい) (Japanese), くどい (kudoi) (Japanese), развлечен (razvlečen) [masculine] (Macedonian), преопширен (preopširen) [masculine] (Macedonian), autaki (Maori), przegadany (Polish), prolixo (Portuguese), prolix (Romanian), затя́нутый (zatjánutyj) (Russian), многосло́вный (mnogoslóvnyj) (Russian), простра́нный (prostránnyj) (Russian), fadalach (Scottish Gaelic), màirnealach (Scottish Gaelic), liosta (Scottish Gaelic), prolijo [masculine] (Spanish), fastidioso (Spanish), verboso (Spanish), chicharra [colloquial] (Spanish), långrandig (Swedish), mahabang talumpati (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-prolix-en-adj-QOcCSnDP Disambiguation of Talking: 89 11 Disambiguation of Writing: 89 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'tediously lengthy': 88 12
  2. (obsolete) Long; having great length. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-prolix-en-adj-yZi19-Xx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lax

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French prolixe, from Latin prolixus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ro|fr|prolixe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French prolixe, {{bor+|ro|fr|prolixe}} Borrowed from French prolixe, {{der|ro|la|prolixus}} Latin prolixus Head templates: {{ro-adj}} prolix m or n (feminine singular prolixă, masculine plural prolicși, feminine and neuter plural prolixe) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: prolixă [feminine, singular], prolicși [masculine, plural], prolixe [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], prolix [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], prolixă [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], prolicși [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], prolixe [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], prolixul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], prolixa [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], prolicșii [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], prolixele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], prolix [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], prolixe [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], prolicși [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], prolixe [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], prolixului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], prolixei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], prolicșilor [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], prolixelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. prolix Tags: masculine, neuter Related terms: prolixitate
    Sense id: en-prolix-ro-adj-XQNnmmPw Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    "English terms derived from Old French",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "langdradig"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
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        "masculine"
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    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "phraseur"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "weitschweifig"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "terjengős"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "hosszadalmas"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "prolisso"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "verboso"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "ridondante"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "iperverboso"
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      "word": "諄々しい"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "autaki"
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "przegadany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "prolixo"
    },
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      "word": "fadalach"
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "màirnealach"
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "liosta"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "prolijo"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "verboso"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "chicharra"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "långrandig"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tediously lengthy",
      "word": "mahabang talumpati"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prolixe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prolixului",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prolixei",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prolicșilor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prolixelor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prolix m or n (feminine singular prolixă, masculine plural prolicși, feminine and neuter plural prolixe)",
      "name": "ro-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ro-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Romanian",
  "lang_code": "ro",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "prolixitate"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from French",
        "Romanian terms derived from Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prolix"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prolix",
          "prolix#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "prolix"
}

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