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English
Etymology
Compare prolix.
Adjective
prolixious (comparative more prolixious, superlative most prolixious)
- (obsolete) dilatory; tedious; superfluous
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Lay by all nicety, and prolixious blushes.