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prō-lixus , a, um, adj. laxus,
I.stretched far out, long, broad (syn.: latus, spatiosus).
I. Lit. (not in Cic.): “capillus passus prolixus,” Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 49 Umpfenb. (Fleck. prolixe): “comae,” Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 34: “barba,” Verg. E. 8, 34 (Forbig. promissa): “caudae (opp. breves),” Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 3: “villi,” Col. 7, 3, 7: “arbores,” Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 5: “ramus,” Suet. Vesp. 5: “cervix,” Col. 7, 3, 7: “statura,” id. 1, 9, 3; cf.: “prolixo corpore erat,” Suet. Claud. 30: “tunicae,” Gell. 7, 12. —Comp.: “arator prolixior,” taller, stouter, Col. 1, 9, 3: “prolixiora quaedam nascuntur,” Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 4.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., long, extended (ante- and postclass.): “prolixae aetatis homines,” i. e. of great age, Dig. 50, 6, 5 fin.; cf.: “prolixioris temporis spatium,” ib. 49, 14, 45: “non tam prolixo provolat ictu,” far-reaching, distant, Lucr. 4, 1245: “si cognitio prolixiorem tractatum habeat,” Dig. 33, 1, 13.—Sup.: “labor (with largus),” Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 1, 57 Mai.—Neutr. adverb.: “prolixum ejulare,” greatly, violently, App. M. 8, p. 205, 15. —
B. In partic.
1. in speech, prolix (post-class.): “cujus exemplum, ne sim prolixus, omisi,” Macr. S. 3, 7 fin.—
2. Comprehensive in meaning (post-class.): “existimo longe esse amplius, prolixius, fusius in significandā totius prope civitatis multitudine mortales quam homines dixisse,” Gell. 13, 28, 3—
3. Of circumstances, favorable, fortunate (class.): rebus secundis atque prolixis atque prosperis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14: “cetera spero prolixa esse his duntaxat,” Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2.—
4. Of disposition and conduct, well-disposed, obliging, courteous (Ciceron.): “prolixa beneficaque natura,” Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 8: “animus libens et prolixus,” id. Att. 16, 16, C, 4: “Ariobarzanes in Pompeium prolixior,” id. ib. 6, 3, 5.—Hence, adv.: prō-lixē , largely, abundantly, copiously (class.): “capillus passus prolixe et circum caput Rejectus neglegenter,” Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 49 Fleck. (Umpfenb. passus prolixus): “prolixe cumulateque facere aliquid,” Cic. Fl. 36, 89: “prolixe et celeriter facere aliquid,” id. Att. 16, 16, A, § “6: prolixe fuseque laudare,” Gell. 5, 1, 2: “promittere,” Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1: “in quo (delectu) parum prolixe respondent Campani coloni,” do not announce themselves in very great numbers, id. Att. 7, 14, 2: “arbores prolixe foliatae,” App. M. 4, p. 143, 15.— Comp.: “largius prolixiusque fruere,” Gell. 1, 22, 10: “fabulari,” id. 12, 1, 4: “accipit hominem prolixius,” Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 52: “fovere aliquem,” Suet. Tit. 7; cf.: “et factus in agoniā, prolixius orabat,” more earnestly, Vulg. Luc. 22, 44.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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