Words similar to prolix
Example sentences for: prolix
How can you use “prolix” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
According to CNN Headline News (the brisk alternative for those who find CNN's regular news too prolix), the rating system is analogous to that used for hurricanes, with 1 a "minor inconvenience" and 5 "life threatening."
But they also say the series is "too long, too prolix, too cable" (Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly ) and gets bogged down in irrelevant details.
Parker's "tribute" ends up making Wilde seem both prolix and irrelevant.
In short, he carved out of a prolix man's copy Carver's trademark minimalist style.
For all its lively examples and provocative insights, this is not a smooth text; it tends toward the prolix, partly because of the author's determination to cover all bases.