prolixe
Dictionary entries
- Entry →prolixus, prolixa -um, prolixior -or -us, prolixissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
luxuriant, extensive (growth); big/tall (man); generous; running smoothly;; lengthy/copious (writings); extended, wide; long, drawn-out; ample/abundant;
voc. sg. (m.) - Entry →prolixe, prolixius, prolixissime:
Adverb
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
so as to extend a long way in space; at length, in detail; in large quantity;; amply; lavishly, generously, wholeheartedly, without let/skimping/reserve;
Examples
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...exorem. MI. Vis est haec quidem. Age prolixe, Micio. MI. Etsi hoc mihi prauom ineptum absurdum atque alienum..."Liber V
Aulus Gellius
"...errorum atque vitiorum medicinas ferunt, laxamentum atque otium prolixe profuseque laudandi non habet. Quisquis ille est, qui audit..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...dolore iraque et priorum temporum necessitatibus, censuit Mucianus prolixe pro accusatoribus; simul eos qui coeptam, deinde omissam actionem..."Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...argentum, quam favor hominum exprimat teneatque. Quod quidem prolixe tibi cumulateque contingit, cuius laetissima facies et amabilis vultus..."
