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prosy

[proh-zee] / ˈproʊ zi /














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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

Ben Sollee made one of Mr. Simon’s more prosy songs, “Wartime Prayers,” a solo for voice and cello that captured its hope and mourning.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2014

I have always preferred early Eliot – I still think Prufrock the greatest of the poems – and this preachy, prosy, High Church sentiment has never been to my taste.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 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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