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Grammar : Adj
Spell : proh-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈproʊ zi



Definition of prosy

Origin :
  • 1814 (Jane Austen), from prose + -y (2). Related: Prosiness.
  • As in insipid : adj dull, uninteresting
  • As in lifeless : adj dull, spiritless
  • As in matter-of-fact : adj realistic, unembellished
  • As in prosaic : adj unimaginative
  • As in tedious : adj dull, monotonous
  • As in uninteresting : adj boring, uneventful
  • As in earthbound : adj dull
  • As in common : adj low, coarse
  • As in dull : adj boring, uninteresting
  • As in flat : adj dull, lackluster to the senses
  • As in garrulous : adj talkative
  • As in humdrum : adj boring, uneventful
Example sentences :
  • In all probability, too, Hans was then about two years old, and "Prosy" a year or two older.
  • Extract from : « Holbein » by Beatrice Fortescue
  • Fancy Prosy being in love with anybody, or anybody being in love with Prosy!
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • Prosy showed tact—I must say that for Prosy—distinctly tact.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • She would get Prosy by himself, and make him tell her all about it.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • Sally was reserved about details, but clear about the outcome of her expedition with Prosy.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • No, Prosy dear, I shall call you Prosy, whatever the consequences may be.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • She got implicated in the friend's last dying splash, while Prosy got nearly scot-free.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • Sir Dioscorides Gayler's a cousin of his, you know, and would pass on his practice to Prosy on easy terms.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • The girls call her”—she seemed moved to mirth by the recollection—“Miss Prim and Prosy.
  • Extract from : « The House of a Thousand Candles » by Meredith Nicholson
  • Prosy people were always coming in with requests or complaints, usually the latter.
  • Extract from : « Queed » by Henry Sydnor Harrison

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