prolijo

Borrowed from Latin prōlixus (“courteous, favorable”). Compare Catalan prolix, Portuguese prolixo.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈlixo/ [pɾoˈli.xo]
• Rhymes: -ixo
• Syllabification: pro‧li‧jo

prolijo (feminine prolija, masculine plural prolijos, feminine plural prolijas)

1. prolix, tedious, particular, long-winded

   Synonym: tedioso

2. overcareful

   Synonym: cuidadoso

3. troublesome

   Synonym: problemático

• “prolijo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28