prō-lixus, a, um, adj. [laxus], stretched far out, long, broad (syn.: latus, spatiosus).
I Lit. (not in Cic.): capillus passus prolixus, Ter. Heaut. 290 Umpfenb. (Fleck. prolixe): comae, Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 34: barba, Verg. E. 8, 34 (Forbig. promissa): caudae (opp. breves), Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 3: villi, Col. 7, 3, 7: arbores, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 5: ramus, Suet. Vesp. 5: cervix, Col. 7, 3, 7: statura, id. 1, 9, 3; cf.: prolixo corpore erat, Suet. Claud. 30: tunicae, Gell. 7, 12. — Comp. : arator prolixior, taller , stouter , Col. 1, 9, 3: prolixiora quaedam nascuntur, Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 4.—
II Trop.
A In gen., long , extended (ante- and postclass.): prolixae aetatis homines, i. e. of great age , Dig. 50, 6, 5 fin. ; cf.: prolixioris temporis spatium, ib. 49, 14, 45: non tam prolixo provolat ictu, far-reaching , distant , Lucr. 4, 1245: si cognitio prolixiorem tractatum habeat, Dig. 33, 1, 13.— Sup. : labor (with largus), Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 1, 57 Mai.— Neutr. adverb.: prolixum ejulare, greatly , violently , Ap. Met. 8, 9, 4. —
B In partic.
1 in speech, prolix (post-class.): cujus exemplum, ne sim prolixus, omisi, Macr. S. 3, 7 fin. —
2 Comprehensive in meaning (post-class.): existimo longe esse amplius, prolixius, fusius in significandā totius prope civitatis multitudine mortales quam homines dixisse, Gell. 13, 28, 3—
3 Of circumstances, favorable , fortunate (class.): rebus secundis atque prolixis atque prosperis, Cato ap. Gell. 7, 3, 14: cetera spero prolixa esse his duntaxat, Cic. Att. 1, 1, 2.—
4 Of disposition and conduct, well-disposed , obliging , courteous (Ciceron.): prolixa beneficaque natura, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 8: animus libens et prolixus, id. Att. 16, 16, C, 4: Ariobarzanes in Pompeium prolixior, id. ib. 6, 3, 5.—Hence, adv.: prōlixē , largely , abundantly , copiously (class.): capillus passus prolixe et circum caput Rejectus neglegenter, Ter. Heaut. 290 Fleck. (Umpfenb. passus prolixus): prolixe cumulateque facere aliquid, Cic. Fl. 36, 89: prolixe et celeriter facere aliquid, id. Att. 16, 16, A, § 6: prolixe fuseque laudare, Gell. 5, 1, 2: promittere, Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1: in quo (delectu) parum prolixe respondent Campani coloni, do not announce themselves in very great numbers , id. Att. 7, 14, 2: arbores prolixe foliatae, Ap. Met. 4, 2, 18.— Comp. : largius prolixiusque fruere, Gell. 1, 22, 10: fabulari, id. 12, 1, 4: accipit hominem prolixius, Ter. Eun. 1082: fovere aliquem, Suet. Tit. 7; cf.: et factus in agoniā, prolixius orabat, more earnestly , Vulg. Luc. 22, 44.