Definition of "prolix"
prolix
/ˈpɹəʊ.lɪks/
adjective
comparative more prolix, superlative most prolix
Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
Quotations
From General Peckem's office on the mainland came prolix bulletins each day headed by such cheery homilies as "Procrastination is the Thief of Time and "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness."
1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “Major Major Major Major”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, page 90
Traditional narratives he found too prolix and discursive. "There's always 14 pages describing a lawn that you skip over," he says.
1992 September 13, William Grimes, “The Ridiculous Vision of Mark Leyner”, in The New York Times