English → Latin
“prolixly” in Latin
longusfar, long; extended, prolonged (of space, in general); remote, distant, far off; great, vast, spaciousfundōto pour out, shed; to melt, cast, found, make by smelting; to overthrow, overcome, rout, vanquish an enemy, rout, scattediffūsusdiffused or spread (throughout)cōpiōsuscopious, plentiful, abundant; prolific; eloquentverbōsuswordy, verbose, prolixlātuswide, broad; spacious, extensive; wide-ranging
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prolixly
late (widely): longe (long): fuse, diffuse (diffusely, extending widely): (The words are found in this connection and order.) latius et diffusius (☞ but prolixe is quite unclassical in this sense): copiose: verbose. [SYN. in PROLIX.] To speak prolixly, copiose et abundanter dicere; fuse et late dicere; on any subject, uberius et fusius de aliqua re disputare (opposed to brevius et angustius); also, dilatare aliquid (opposed to premere aliquid): to speak too prolixly, longius, latius, et diffusius dicere: more prolixly than necessary, verbosius, quam necesse erat: to write prolixly on a subject, late or verbose aliquid perscribere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prolixly?
- The usual Latin words for “prolixly” are longus, fundō, diffūsus; also cōpiōsus, verbōsus, lātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.