prolixness

noun

prolixness

noun

Etymology From prolix + -ness.

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prolixity

  • It is unnecessary to take any pains to show how much this prolixness must enervate the eloquence of all modern languages.1761, Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments:

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