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Prolix vs Verbiage - What's the difference?

prolix | verbiage |

As an adjective prolix

is tediously lengthy.

As a noun verbiage is

overabundance of words.

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

    verbiage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Overabundance of words
  • (US) The manner in which something is expressed in words;
    • use concise military verbiage – Usage note: because of the pejorative connotation of the primary definition of "verbiage" it is preferred to use "diction," "phrasing," etc. to describe the manner in which something is expressed in words.