Meaning & use
Prosey
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Dull, ordinary, or unimaginative, in the manner of flat, uninspired prose.
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The critic dismissed the novel's dialogue as flat and prosey.
His prosey retelling of the myth stripped it of all its magic.
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A somewhat rare adjective used mainly in literary criticism to contrast dull writing with something more vivid or poetic.
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