prosy
- adjective
- /ˈproʊzi/
- I found the book to be quite prosy, lacking any engaging ideas or themes.
Examples
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It's very atmospheric, magical, kind of whimsical, very prosy like the the writing is very flowery, which is what people enjoyed.
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The lecture was so prosy that many students fell asleep.
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Her presentation on the topic was disappointingly prosy, with no creativity or spark.
Synonyms
Not interesting or exciting
Not showing new ideas or creative thinking
Not having new or interesting ideas
Ordinary and dull without imagination or excitement
Not creative or adventurous, often plain and boring
Boring because it uses words or ideas people hear many times
Not showing beauty, imagination, or strong feeling
Antonyms
How Dull
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prosy comes from prose, which means 'ordinary, direct speech' rather than poetry. Because prose was seen as plain and without poetic spark, calling something prosy means it is 'dull' or 'lacking imagination'.