be prolix
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Fondrie's sentence is the shortest winner in the prize's history, "proving that bad writing need not be prolix, or even very wordy", said organisers.
From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2011
"I will endeavour not to be prolix," Crawshay continued, carefully removing his rubbers, unfastening his scarf and loosening his overcoat.
From The Box with Broken Seals by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
He did not wish to be prolix about it.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
But it is possible to be prolix without being an Antimachus, and the prolixity of Statius is quite sufficient.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
But not to be prolix in describing what relates to the affairs of this great city, although it is with difficulty that I refrain from proceeding.
From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
