A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1563-1605
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
Prolix(t)lie, -lixitly, adv. [e.m.E. prolixly (a 1591). Cf. Prolixt adj.] At great length; copiously; verbosely. — 1563 Davidson Answer (W.S.) 189.
Heir prolixitly to rehears war superfluous 1582 Colville Lett. 10.
I vald writt mair prolixtlie a1605 Montg. Flyt. 683 (T).
Thy peild perambillis als prolixtlie [H. our prolixlie] lastis
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Prolixlie adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/prolixtlie>
