22 entries under prolix topic. ×

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grandiloquent(adjective, style, plain, speech, important)
13
flowery(adjective, style, plain, speech, important)
9
magniloquent(adjective, style, plain, important, words)
7
pretentious(adjective, important, stiff, affected, elaborate)
3
long-winded(pretentious, rambling, talkative, wordy)
2
tortuous(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
gabby(rambling, talkative, wordy, verbose)
1
garrulous(rambling, talkative, wordy, verbose)
1
periphrastic(adjective, tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative)
1
repeating(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
repetitious(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
repetitive(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
talkative(speech, rambling, wordy, verbose)
1
talky(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
tautologous(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
1
tedious(involved, diffuse, rambling, talkative, wordy)
1
yacking(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
0
circumlocutory(tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
0
effusive(adjective, talkative, wordy, theatrical)
0
involved(tedious, diffuse, talkative, wordy)
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