| Many writers struggled against the era's compulsive reserve not just with racy subject matter but also with compulsive prolixity. |
| Simonides was known for his tendency toward concision and his rejection of prolixity. |
| But it also causes his lack of depth and the prolixity by which he is characterized. |
| He was acutely aware of the problems of prolixity and worked hard to prune his original drafts, but his interest in minute analysis led inevitably to an expansive style. |
| The text exhibits a remarkable prolixity, considering that it is only 284 words long. |
| Do not fancy from this my prolixity of explanation, that we were so slow in comprehending all these points. |
