prosy
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For an artist, she is unusual in describing herself as a writer as much as a painter—her short stories and prosy poems frequently appear in her catalogues.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” lost most of its magic in the prosy outline.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2016
After the prosy music of Mr. Williams’s lines, Ms. Cruz’s poems are an ecstatic overdose of language and emotion.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2012
They're ideal for gifts, and for converting reluctant prosy types and ebook junkies into strokable paper and fine-printing aficionados.
From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2011
There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minute he met me, and all out of a few prosy nothings.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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