different between prolix vs screed

English

Etymology

From Old French prolixe, from Latin pr?lixus (“stretched out; courteous, favorable”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p???.l?ks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p?o??l?ks/

Adjective

prolix (comparative more prolix, superlative most prolix)

1. Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.

   Synonyms: verbose; see also Thesaurus:verbose

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:concise
2. (obsolete) Long; having great length.

Related terms

• lax

Translations

Further reading

• “prolix”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “prolix”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pr?lixus (“courteous, favorable”). Compare Spanish prolijo.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /p?u?liks/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /p?o?liks/
• Rhymes: -iks
• Homophone: prolixs

Adjective

prolix (feminine prolixa, masculine plural prolixos, feminine plural prolixes)

1. prolix

Derived terms

• prolixament

Related terms

• prolixitat

Further reading

• “prolix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “prolix” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “prolix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “prolix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Etymology

From French prolixe, from Latin prolixus.

Adjective

prolix m or n (feminine singular prolix?, masculine plural prolic?i, feminine and neuter plural prolixe)

1. prolix

Declension

Related terms

• prolixitate

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, Ireland) IPA^(key): /sk?i?d/
• (General American, Scotland) IPA^(key): /sk?id/
• Rhymes: -i?d

Etymology 1

From Middle English screde [and other forms], a variant of shrede (“fragment, scrap; strip of cloth; strip cut off from a larger piece; band or thread woven into fabric; element, streak”) (whence shred (noun)), from Old English s?r?ad, s?r?ade (“a piece cut off; paring, shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraud? (“a piece, shred; a cut, crack”), from *skraudan? (“to cut up, shred”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). The English word is cognate with Old Frisian skr?d.

Noun

screed (plural screeds)

1. (chiefly Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, dated) A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred. [from mid 14th c.]

   Synonym: scrid
2. (chiefly regional Britain, Scotland, dated) A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.
3. (chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) A rent, a tear.

   Synonyms: cut, rip
4. A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
5. (by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism. [from late 18th c.]

   Synonyms: harangue, polemic, rant, tirade, diatribe; see also Thesaurus:diatribe
6. Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
8. (construction, masonry) Senses relating to building construction and masonry.
   1. A tool, usually a long strip of wood or other material, placed on a floor to be covered with concrete, a wall to be plastered, etc., as a guide for producing a smooth, flat surface.
   2. A tool such as a long strip of wood or other material which is drawn over a wet layer of concrete, plaster, etc., to make it smooth and flat; also, a machine that achieves this effect; a screeder.

      Synonym: strickle
   3. A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.

Derived terms

• floating screed

Related terms

• shred

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English screde, Early Middle English screda, a variant of shreden, shrede (“to chop, cut up, hack; to cut to shape; to maim, wound; to prune, trim”) [and other forms] (whence shred (verb)), from Old English scr?adian (“to cut up, shred; to cut off, prune”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudan? (“to cut up, shred”), see further at etymology 1; later uses are derived from the noun screed.

Verb

screed (third-person singular simple present screeds, present participle screeding, simple past and past participle screeded)

1. (transitive, chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) To rend, to shred, to tear.

   Synonyms: cut, rip
2. (transitive, Scotland, also figuratively, dated) To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.
3. (transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
4. (intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.

Translations

Etymology 3

Probably imitative; compare screech, skreigh.

Noun

screed (plural screeds) (Northern Ireland, Scotland)

1. (chiefly humorous) A (discordant) sound or tune played on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
2. The sound of something scratching or tearing.

Translations

Verb

screed (third-person singular simple present screeds, present participle screeding, simple past and past participle screeded) (Northern Ireland, Scotland, rare)

1. (intransitive, chiefly humorous) To play bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.
2. (intransitive) To make a discordant or harsh scratching or tearing sound.
3. (transitive, chiefly humorous, obsolete) To play (a sound or tune) on bagpipes, a fiddle, or a pipe.

Translations

Etymology 4

From scree (“loose, stony debris”) +? -ed.

Adjective

screed (not comparable)

1. Strewn with scree.

Translations

References

Further reading

• screed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Melanie & Mike” (20 July 1998) , “Spotlight on … Screed”, in Take Our Word for It?^[2], archived from the original on 3 July 2017.

Anagrams

• Creeds, ceders, creeds