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Procrastinate vs Prolix - What's the difference?

procrastinate | prolix |

As a verb procrastinate

is to put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.

As an adjective prolix is

tediously lengthy.

procrastinate

English

Verb

(procrastinat)
  • To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.
    • He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish.
  • To put off; to delay (something).
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    • Derived terms

    * procrastination * procrastinator

    See also

    * carpe diem cras * perendinate

    External links

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    prolix

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tediously lengthy.
  • * 1843, "Bossi—Necrologia G. C. Leonardo Sismondi.", vol. LXXII, issue CXLIV, p. 333,
    • People who have blamed [Jean Charles Léonard de] Sismondi as unnecessarily prolix cannot have considered the crowd of details presented by the history of Italy.
  • Tending to use big or obscure words, which few understand.

    • Synonyms

    * (tediously lengthy) bombastic, long-winded, verbose, wordy * See also

    Antonyms

    * (tediously lengthy) concise, terse