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prosy

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊzi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English prose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English prosy From prose + -y.

  1. Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.
  2. Behaving in a dull way; boring, tedious.

    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.