Definition of prosy in English:

prosy

adjectiveprosiest, prosier ˈprəʊziˈproʊzi

(especially of speech or writing) showing no imagination; commonplace or dull.
（尤指演讲、文章）缺乏想像力的；平淡无奇的，沉闷的
he junked most of the prosy script his handlers had written for him
Example sentencesExamples
- Here was a master who was writing poems that appealed to the ear, with a dense, concentrated music quite unlike the slack, loose, prosy style of many American poets at the time.
- Her character portraits are cold and bloodless, the larger vision is prosy and constipated, and her self-conscious literary tone has the musty odor of a vanity-press poetry journal.
- And yet if it's inevitable that the Biennial ‘has something wrong with it’ - and we would be strangely disappointed if it did not - the exhibition regularly displays certain prosy virtues.
- Even so, better - perhaps - the fake-Scots of this bad-tempered poet's youth than the prosy dreariness of his maturity.
- With publication, anecdotes became more polished, the characters less distinctive and stereotypical, the prevailing tone patronising and prosy.
Synonyms
literal-minded, down-to-earth, factual, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, unsentimental, level-headed, hard-headed

Derivatives

prosily

adverb ˈprəʊzɪliˈproʊzəli

But some actors declaim it with that incipient sob that used to be the sine qua non of the grand style, while others trundle along prosily.

prosiness

noun ˈprəʊzɪnəsˈproʊzinəs

While many of his contemporaries took poetry toward prosiness, he cultivated what turned out to be a dazzling talent for rhyme.
Example sentencesExamples
- And while language and the power of speech are the most consistent themes, the execution of the poems themselves - or at least of their translations - tends toward mere prosiness.

Rhymes

cosy (US cozy), dozy, Josie, mafiosi, mosey, nosy, posey, posy, Rosie, rosy

Definition of prosy in US English:

prosy

adjectiveˈproʊziˈprōzē

(especially of speech or writing) showing no imagination; commonplace or dull.
（尤指演讲、文章）缺乏想像力的；平淡无奇的，沉闷的
he junked most of the prosy script his handlers had written for him
Example sentencesExamples
- Even so, better - perhaps - the fake-Scots of this bad-tempered poet's youth than the prosy dreariness of his maturity.
- Her character portraits are cold and bloodless, the larger vision is prosy and constipated, and her self-conscious literary tone has the musty odor of a vanity-press poetry journal.
- Here was a master who was writing poems that appealed to the ear, with a dense, concentrated music quite unlike the slack, loose, prosy style of many American poets at the time.
- With publication, anecdotes became more polished, the characters less distinctive and stereotypical, the prevailing tone patronising and prosy.
- And yet if it's inevitable that the Biennial ‘has something wrong with it’ - and we would be strangely disappointed if it did not - the exhibition regularly displays certain prosy virtues.
Synonyms
literal-minded, down-to-earth, factual, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, unsentimental, level-headed, hard-headed

词汇	prosy
释义	Definition of prosy in English: prosy adjectiveprosiest, prosier ˈprəʊziˈproʊzi (especially of speech or writing) showing no imagination; commonplace or dull. （尤指演讲、文章）缺乏想像力的；平淡无奇的，沉闷的 he junked most of the prosy script his handlers had written for him Example sentencesExamples Here was a master who was writing poems that appealed to the ear, with a dense, concentrated music quite unlike the slack, loose, prosy style of many American poets at the time. Her character portraits are cold and bloodless, the larger vision is prosy and constipated, and her self-conscious literary tone has the musty odor of a vanity-press poetry journal. And yet if it's inevitable that the Biennial ‘has something wrong with it’ - and we would be strangely disappointed if it did not - the exhibition regularly displays certain prosy virtues. Even so, better - perhaps - the fake-Scots of this bad-tempered poet's youth than the prosy dreariness of his maturity. With publication, anecdotes became more polished, the characters less distinctive and stereotypical, the prevailing tone patronising and prosy. Synonyms literal-minded, down-to-earth, factual, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, unsentimental, level-headed, hard-headed Derivatives prosily adverb ˈprəʊzɪliˈproʊzəli But some actors declaim it with that incipient sob that used to be the sine qua non of the grand style, while others trundle along prosily. prosiness noun ˈprəʊzɪnəsˈproʊzinəs While many of his contemporaries took poetry toward prosiness, he cultivated what turned out to be a dazzling talent for rhyme. Example sentencesExamples And while language and the power of speech are the most consistent themes, the execution of the poems themselves - or at least of their translations - tends toward mere prosiness. Rhymes cosy (US cozy), dozy, Josie, mafiosi, mosey, nosy, posey, posy, Rosie, rosy Definition of prosy in US English: prosy adjectiveˈproʊziˈprōzē (especially of speech or writing) showing no imagination; commonplace or dull. （尤指演讲、文章）缺乏想像力的；平淡无奇的，沉闷的 he junked most of the prosy script his handlers had written for him Example sentencesExamples Even so, better - perhaps - the fake-Scots of this bad-tempered poet's youth than the prosy dreariness of his maturity. Her character portraits are cold and bloodless, the larger vision is prosy and constipated, and her self-conscious literary tone has the musty odor of a vanity-press poetry journal. Here was a master who was writing poems that appealed to the ear, with a dense, concentrated music quite unlike the slack, loose, prosy style of many American poets at the time. With publication, anecdotes became more polished, the characters less distinctive and stereotypical, the prevailing tone patronising and prosy. And yet if it's inevitable that the Biennial ‘has something wrong with it’ - and we would be strangely disappointed if it did not - the exhibition regularly displays certain prosy virtues. Synonyms literal-minded, down-to-earth, factual, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, unsentimental, level-headed, hard-headed
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