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prosy

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pros·y  (prz)
adj. pros·i·er, pros·i·est
1. Matter-of-fact and dry; prosaic.
2. Dull; commonplace.
[From prose.]
prosi·ly adv.
prosi·ness n.
prosy [ˈprəʊzɪ]
adj prosier, prosiest
1. of the nature of or similar to prose
2. dull, tedious, or long-winded
prosily  adv
prosiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.prosy - lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"
pedestrian, prosaic, earthbound
uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"
Translations
prosy [ˈprəʊzɪ] ADJ (prosier (compar) (prosiest (superl))) → prosaico, aburrido, monótono
prosy
adj (+er) (= boring) → redselig; (= over-literary) → schwülstig
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"This has been a dull, prosy day," yawned Phil, stretching herself idly on the sofa, having previously dispossessed two exceedingly indignant cats.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
The minister gave out his text and droned along monotonously through an argument that was so prosy that many a head by and by began to nod -- and yet it was an argument that dealt in limitless fire and brimstone and thinned the predestined elect down to a company so small as to be hardly worth the saving.
Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark View in context
You open a book and try to read, but you find Shakespeare trite and commonplace, Dickens is dull and prosy, Thackeray a bore, and Carlyle too sentimental.
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