prolixo

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Latin

Adjective

prōlixō

  1. 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

 

  • Hyphenation: pro‧li‧xo

Adjective

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

  1. prolix (tediously lengthy)
    Synonyms: difuso, fastidioso, verboso
    Antonyms: breve, conciso
    um discurso prolixo ― a prolix speech
  2. prolix (tending to use big or obscure words)
    Synonym: palavroso

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