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prosy
Prosy (adj) means Plain and lacking any imagination or poetry.
adj
1
Plain and lacking any imagination or poetry.
2
Acting in a way that is boring and tiresome.
"I cannot imagine his pupil regarding him as anything but a prosy old pedant, set over him by his father to keep him out of mischief."
— Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy (1946)
""Well, well, we all get a bit prosy sometimes," said Lord John."
— Arthur Conan Doyle (1913)
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What is the meaning of prosy?
"prosy" (adj) means plain and lacking any imagination or poetry.
What is another word for prosy?
Other words for "prosy" include pedestrian, prosaic, earthbound.
What is the opposite of prosy?
Opposites of "prosy" include witty, interesting.
What are the different meanings of prosy?
"prosy" has 2 main meanings: 1. Plain and lacking any imagination or poetry; 2. Acting in a way that is boring and tiresome.
