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prolixity

 
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n.

[L. prolixitas: cf. F. prolixité.]
The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings. «For fulsomeness of his prolixiteeChaucer.

Idly running on with vain prolixity.
Drayton.

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Law Dictionary: Prolixity
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Any unnecessary language or facts in pleadings or in evidence.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: boring verboseness
  Synonyms: prolixness, long-windedness, wordiness


 
 
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