Synonyms: prolix
Definition: tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
Usage: editing a prolix manuscript; a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know
Similar words: diffuse
Definition: lacking conciseness
Usage: a diffuse historical novel
Similar words: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy
Definition: using or containing too many words
Usage: long-winded (or windy) speakers; verbose and ineffective instructional methods; newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials; proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
Similar words: verbal
Definition: prolix
Usage: you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal- Shakespeare
Similar words: redundant, pleonastic, tautologic, tautological
Definition: repetition of same sense in different words
Usage: `a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions; the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological; at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition- J.B.Conant