Prolix in a Sentence  🔊

Definition of Prolix

prone to using large words that most people do not understand

Examples of Prolix in a sentence

The prolix professor had a habit of using complex words that most people could not comprehend.  🔊

Because the novel was so prolix, I had to read it with a dictionary beside me.  🔊

The prolix speaker did not realize most of the audience members were confused by the large words he used.  🔊

When the expert witness explained the forensic evidence, he used prolix language that left most of the jury puzzled.  🔊

John’s reading skills are so poor there is no way he could read a prolix book on genetics.  🔊

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