boring verbosity. à¦¬à¦¾à¦à§à¦¬à¦¾à¦¹à§à¦²à§à¦¯. wordiness n.style, words, excess 5 redundance n.repetition, wordiness, verbosity 5 rhetoric n.repetition, wordiness, verbosity 4 logorrhea n.repetition, loquacity, wordiness 4 loquacity n.repetition, waffle, wordiness. I loved my grandfather dearly, but his prolixity would put me to sleep, regardless of the topic. Definition of Prolixity long and wordy, using too many words to express a thought or idea Examples of Prolixity in a sentence The paper was marked down for the writer\\'s use of prolixity to lengthen it. The pastor\\'s prolixity during the sermon made the service run over on time. Due to her prolixity, conversations with her were exhausting. The actors were running late so the emcee delayed their entrance by using prolixity in his opening speech. To avoid prolixity, our teacher wanted us to use a 5-word summary.