prosy
Etymology

From prose + -y.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊzi/
Adjective

prosy (comparative prosier, superlative prosiest)

  1. (of speech or writing) Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.
  2. (of a person) Behaving in a dull way; boring, tedious.
    • 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC ↗:
      "Well, well, we all get a bit prosy sometimes," said Lord John.
    • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
      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.
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