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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
PROLIX, a. [L. prolixus; pro and laxus, literally drawn out.]
Extending to a great length; unnecessarily
long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in
detail; -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written or
spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a
prolix sermon.
With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist. Cowper. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious;
wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.
Syn. -- Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome; wearisome. -- Prolix, Diffuse. A prolix writer delights in circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying, and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations. Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a want of it. | ||||||||