2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
prosier — (prô zié) s. m. Livre d église qui contient les proses … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prosier — pros·y || prəʊzɪ adj. dull, unimaginative; boring, tedious; prosaic, resembling prose … English contemporary dictionary
prosier — comparative of prosy … Useful english dictionary
Prosiest — Prosy Pros y, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose. [1913 Webster] 2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prosy — Pros y, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose. [1913 Webster] 2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosy — adjective (prosier; est) Etymology: 1prose Date: 1814 lacking in qualities that seize the attention or strike the imagination ; commonplace; especially tediously dull in speech or manner • prosily adverb • prosiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
prosy — prosily, adv. prosiness, n. /proh zee/, adj., prosier, prosiest. 1. of the nature of or resembling prose. 2. prosaic; dull, tedious, wearisome, or commonplace. [1805 15; PROSE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
“Strange High House in the Mist, The“ — Short story (3,800 words); written on November 9, 1926. First published in WT(October 1931); first collected in O;corrected text in D. North of Kingsport “the crags climb lofty and curious, terrace on terrace, till the northernmost hangs in … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
prosy — /ˈproʊzi/ (say prohzee) adjective (prosier, prosiest) 1. of the nature of or resembling prose. 2. prosaic; commonplace, dull, or wearisome: *Anyhow, you know what it is to be true, yet not dull and prosy. –henry handel richardson, 1910. {pros(e)… …
prosy — [prō′zē] adj. prosier, prosiest prosaic; commonplace, dull, uninteresting, etc. prosily adv. prosiness n … English World dictionary
