prosyadj.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊzi/, U.S.

/ˈproʊzi/

Forms: 1700s– prosy, 1900s– prosey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prose n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < prose n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Of writing or speech: resembling or suggestive of prose; (hence) unpoetic or matter-of-fact in style, diction, etc., esp. so as to have a tiresome effect; (of things) commonplace, dull, tedious, wearisome.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [adjective] > having quality of prose

prosaic1692

prosya1770

poetryless1854

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > trite or banal

quotidian1430

trite1548

protrite1604

obvious1617

unbravea1681

prosaical1699

tritical1709

prosaic1729

hack1759

unstrikinga1774

commonplace1801

prosy1837

banal1840

mundane1850

unsensational1854

bromidic1906

corn-fed1929

corn-ball1970

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull

tedious1412

weary1549

plumbeousa1586

ungayed1670

deserta1674

prosaic1692

pedestrian1716

languishing1741

unglittering1813

prosy1837

urned1849

monotone1862

bluebooky1872

stodgy1874

pedestrial1941

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > commonplace

quotidian1430

trite1548

beaten1587

trivial1589

threadbare1598

protrite1604

prose1606

commonplace1616

everyday1628

prostitute1631

prosaical1699

tritical1709

prosaic1729

tritish1779

hack1821

rum-ti-tum1832

unspecial1838

banal1840

commonplacish1847

prosy1849

inventionless1887

thread-worn1888

a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 341 Still, Walpole, still, thy Prosy Chapters write, And twaddling Letters to some Fair indite.

1814 J. Austen Let. 9 Sept. (1995) 276 The scene with M^rs Mellish, I should condemn; it is prosy & nothing to the purpose.

1823 W. Scott in Ballantyne's Novelist's Lib. V. p. lxxxvi Perhaps, to be circumstantial and abundant in minute detail, and in one word, though an unauthorized one, to be somewhat prosy, is one mode of securing a certain necessary degree of credulity in hearing a ghost-story.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxx. 326 This address..was of a very prosy character.

1849 D. M. Mulock Ogilvies xxvii Mrs. Pennythorne..went on talking to his friend in her own quiet, prosy way.

1885 Law Times 79 351/2 To be preferred to the prosy monotony of judicial life.

1940 D. Thomas Let. c5 June (1987) 455 The longest line in the last verse: is this too—prosy? I wanted a very direct statement, but perhaps this straggles.

1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Sept. m8 Donnell's lists, his prosey meanderings through family history, his jokes and his journalism don't hamper the reader's enjoyment.

2002 Times 24 July (T2 section) 20/2 But this admirable ambition relaxed, later on, into a fondness for prosy syllabics.

2. Of a person: characterized as talking, writing, or (in extended use) behaving in a commonplace, dull, or tedious way.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull > of persons

prosing1743

prosy1819

1819 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 70 He was a very good man..though abundantly heavy, preachy and prosy.

1828 F. Owen Let. Jan. in C. Darwin Corr. (1985) I. 49 I am sure you will say what a stupid prosy creature the Housemaid is become.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. ii. ii. 129 A sensible..though uncommonly prosy speaker.

1859 J. R. Green Oxf. Stud. (O.H.S.) ii. xvi. 181 The parents are all benevolent, affable and prosy.

1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. iii. 111 The lack of money to do the things one wants to makes one quite prosy and domestic.

1944 Ld. Alanbrooke Diary 28 July in War Diaries (2001) 576 Winston gets more and more prosy relating all his old reminiscences when holding various Cabinet appointments, none of which have any bearing on the points under discussion.

1990 A. S. Byatt Possession iv. 44 We went out to breakfast with Mr Robinson, a pleasant but prosy old gentleman who told us a complicated tale of a bust of Wieland.

2005 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 6 Sept. 70 So often mistaken for a prosy proselytizer, Ibsen began as a poet and always identified himself as such.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prosy
释义	prosyadj. Brit. /ˈprəʊzi/, U.S. /ˈproʊzi/ Forms: 1700s– prosy, 1900s– prosey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prose n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < prose n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Of writing or speech: resembling or suggestive of prose; (hence) unpoetic or matter-of-fact in style, diction, etc., esp. so as to have a tiresome effect; (of things) commonplace, dull, tedious, wearisome. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [adjective] > having quality of prose prosaic1692 prosya1770 poetryless1854 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > trite or banal quotidian1430 trite1548 protrite1604 obvious1617 unbravea1681 prosaical1699 tritical1709 prosaic1729 hack1759 unstrikinga1774 commonplace1801 prosy1837 banal1840 mundane1850 unsensational1854 bromidic1906 corn-fed1929 corn-ball1970 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull tedious1412 weary1549 plumbeousa1586 ungayed1670 deserta1674 prosaic1692 pedestrian1716 languishing1741 unglittering1813 prosy1837 urned1849 monotone1862 bluebooky1872 stodgy1874 pedestrial1941 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > commonplace quotidian1430 trite1548 beaten1587 trivial1589 threadbare1598 protrite1604 prose1606 commonplace1616 everyday1628 prostitute1631 prosaical1699 tritical1709 prosaic1729 tritish1779 hack1821 rum-ti-tum1832 unspecial1838 banal1840 commonplacish1847 prosy1849 inventionless1887 thread-worn1888 a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 341 Still, Walpole, still, thy Prosy Chapters write, And twaddling Letters to some Fair indite. 1814 J. Austen Let. 9 Sept. (1995) 276 The scene with M^rs Mellish, I should condemn; it is prosy & nothing to the purpose. 1823 W. Scott in Ballantyne's Novelist's Lib. V. p. lxxxvi Perhaps, to be circumstantial and abundant in minute detail, and in one word, though an unauthorized one, to be somewhat prosy, is one mode of securing a certain necessary degree of credulity in hearing a ghost-story. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxx. 326 This address..was of a very prosy character. 1849 D. M. Mulock Ogilvies xxvii Mrs. Pennythorne..went on talking to his friend in her own quiet, prosy way. 1885 Law Times 79 351/2 To be preferred to the prosy monotony of judicial life. 1940 D. Thomas Let. c5 June (1987) 455 The longest line in the last verse: is this too—prosy? I wanted a very direct statement, but perhaps this straggles. 1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Sept. m8 Donnell's lists, his prosey meanderings through family history, his jokes and his journalism don't hamper the reader's enjoyment. 2002 Times 24 July (T2 section) 20/2 But this admirable ambition relaxed, later on, into a fondness for prosy syllabics. 2. Of a person: characterized as talking, writing, or (in extended use) behaving in a commonplace, dull, or tedious way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > dull > of persons prosing1743 prosy1819 1819 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 70 He was a very good man..though abundantly heavy, preachy and prosy. 1828 F. Owen Let. Jan. in C. Darwin Corr. (1985) I. 49 I am sure you will say what a stupid prosy creature the Housemaid is become. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. ii. ii. 129 A sensible..though uncommonly prosy speaker. 1859 J. R. Green Oxf. Stud. (O.H.S.) ii. xvi. 181 The parents are all benevolent, affable and prosy. 1920 F. S. Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise i. iii. 111 The lack of money to do the things one wants to makes one quite prosy and domestic. 1944 Ld. Alanbrooke Diary 28 July in War Diaries (2001) 576 Winston gets more and more prosy relating all his old reminiscences when holding various Cabinet appointments, none of which have any bearing on the points under discussion. 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession iv. 44 We went out to breakfast with Mr Robinson, a pleasant but prosy old gentleman who told us a complicated tale of a bust of Wieland. 2005 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Nexis) 6 Sept. 70 So often mistaken for a prosy proselytizer, Ibsen began as a poet and always identified himself as such. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1770
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