† prosai-comi-epicadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prosaic adj., comic adj., epic adj.

Etymology: < prosai- (in prosaic adj.) + comi- (in comic adj.) + epic adj. Compare similar formations such as tragi-comi-pastoral, tragi-comi-operatical at tragi-comi- comb. form.

Obsolete.

Combining prosaic, comic, and epic qualities or elements.Apparently an isolated use.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [adjective] > other specific style

judicial1532

heroic1590

judiciary1603

wild1645

heroi-comic1708

mock-heroic1708

heroi-comical1712

flebilea1734

prosai-comi-epic1749

lusory1779

sulphureous1791

harlequinic1804

mock-heroical1825

newspaperish1825

marmoreal1892

kailyard1895

freestyle1906

paperback1921

nouny1926

Time-ese1947

nounal1952

kitchen sink1959

effectist1961

writerly1974

dirty realist1984

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. i. 110 We have laid it down as a Rule necessary to be observed in all Prosai-comi-epic Writing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	prosai-comi-epic
释义	† prosai-comi-epicadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prosaic adj., comic adj., epic adj. Etymology: < prosai- (in prosaic adj.) + comi- (in comic adj.) + epic adj. Compare similar formations such as tragi-comi-pastoral, tragi-comi-operatical at tragi-comi- comb. form. Obsolete. Combining prosaic, comic, and epic qualities or elements.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [adjective] > other specific style judicial1532 heroic1590 judiciary1603 wild1645 heroi-comic1708 mock-heroic1708 heroi-comical1712 flebilea1734 prosai-comi-epic1749 lusory1779 sulphureous1791 harlequinic1804 mock-heroical1825 newspaperish1825 marmoreal1892 kailyard1895 freestyle1906 paperback1921 nouny1926 Time-ese1947 nounal1952 kitchen sink1959 effectist1961 writerly1974 dirty realist1984 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. v. i. 110 We have laid it down as a Rule necessary to be observed in all Prosai-comi-epic Writing. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1749
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