Etymograph

English

prolixly

From prolix + -ly.

A compound of prolix + -ly

Latin prōlixus ‘stretched out’

Old French prolixe

English prolix

Today it means

adv In a prolix manner

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “prolixly”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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