What does prosy mean?
Prosy means (of speech or writing) Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative..
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/ˈpɹəʊzi/ · adjective
(of speech or writing) Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative..
CHARMIAN. He makes you so terribly prosy and serious and learned and philosophical. It is worse than being religious, at our ages.
"Well, well, we all get a bit prosy sometimes," said Lord John.
I cannot imagine his pupil regarding him as anything but a prosy old pedant, set over him by his father to keep him out of mischief.
Use prosy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prosy means (of speech or writing) Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative..
Common synonyms include prosaic, uninteresting, pedestrian, earthbound.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
CHARMIAN. He makes you so terribly prosy and serious and learned and philosophical. It is worse than being religious, at our ages.
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