prolixo

Latin

Adjective

prōlixō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prōlixus

References

“prolixo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
prolixo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prōlixus (“stretched out”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈlik.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈlik.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈli.ksu/

Hyphenation: pro‧li‧xo

Adjective

prolixo (feminine prolixa, masculine plural prolixos, feminine plural prolixas)

prolix (tediously lengthy)
Synonyms: difuso, fastidioso, verboso

Antonyms: breve, conciso

um discurso prolixo ― a prolix speech
prolix (tending to use big or obscure words)
Synonym: palavroso

Further reading

“prolixo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“prolixo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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