prolixe

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French [Term?], from Old French [Term?], from Latin prolixus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.liks/
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Adjective

prolixe (plural prolixes)

  1. prolix; overly talkative

Further reading

Latin

Etymology 1

prōlixus +

Pronunciation

Adverb

prōlixē (comparative prōlixius, superlative prōlixissimē)

  1. largely, abundantly

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

prōlixe

  1. vocative masculine singular of prōlixus

References

  • prolixe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prolixe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prolixe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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