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.
- Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.
- 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.”