Related forms: prolixity, prolixness (noun), prolixly (verb). From Wordnik.com. [Word of the Week #6] Reference
Nevertheless, if we consider that Marchia appears to have been the first in the West to break with Aristotle so clearly, decisively, and prolixly, it is more than likely that his virtus derelicta was Buridan's inspiration. From Wordnik.com. [Francis of Marchia] Reference
Still, it is remarkable, and even admirable, though in Mr. Purnell's case it is not inconsistent with dealing somewhat prolixly with rather dry subjects, and being immensely inconclusive upon all important matters, and very painfully conclusive on trivial ones. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867] Reference
Scottish Commissioners themselves, been reasoning "prolixly, earnestly, and passionately" for universal Toleration. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649] Reference
Command those fathers who are out of Goa, to write to him from time to time, but not too prolixly; and to give him an account of the fruit of their labours. From Wordnik.com. [The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 16] Reference
At all events, he had recently, in the presence of the Scottish Commissioners themselves, been reasoning “prolixly, earnestly, and passionately” for universal Toleration. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of John Milton]
I HAVE in the Vindication prolixly shewn, that the literal histories of these miracles is rational, consistent, and credible: so that we may be safe and easy in understanding them in their literal sense, whatever any fathers or other people may say to the contrary. From Wordnik.com. [A Vindication of Three of Our Blessed Saviour���s Miracles: viz. The Raising of Jairus���s daughter, The Widow of Naim���s son, and Lazarus.] Reference
Having now fo fully, and upon a lefs important fubjeft, I (houU think, fo prolixly refuted, all tbc arguments ever urged for the fup - pofition, that the child, mentionci in the former claufe of the fixteenih vcrfc, is a different child, from that prcdiBcd LECTURE 11. 211 difted in the preceding verfes. From Wordnik.com. [The one great argument for the truth of Christianity from a single prophecy, evinced in the ...] Reference
Unduly dwelt on, prolixly set forth!. From Wordnik.com. [An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry] Reference
On these, prolixly thankful, she enlarged. From Wordnik.com. [The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes] Reference
Purfu'd prolixly, even the gentleft toil 219. From Wordnik.com. [The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical] Reference
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