prolixly

In excessive words

Prolixly means in a wordy, long-winded manner—using more words than necessary: He explained the simple concept prolixly, testing everyone's patience.

The adverb form of prolix, it describes speech or writing that goes on tediously without getting to the point.

verbose

verbosely

With too many words

diffusely · bombastically · grandiloquently · floridly · expansively · discursively · tautologically · ornately · elaborately · exhaustively

garrulous

loquaciously

In a talkative manner

chattily · effusively · windily · endlessly · unstoppably · breathlessly

tedious

boringly

In an uninteresting manner

tiresomely · laboriously · dully · stodgily · drearily · draggingly · long-drawn · interminably · unendingly

rambling

digressively

In a tangent-taking manner

desultorily · tangentially · aimlessly · scattered · incoherently · haphazardly · loosely · episodically

Opposites
verbal length and economy

prolixlyconcisely

In few words

briefly · succinctly · tersely · laconically · pithily

Family

prolix, prolixity, prolixness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G