prosy C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈproʊzi/ UK /ˈprəʊzi/ See IPA manual Freq #472920 Meanings 1 adj dull, tedious, or lacking imagination, especially in speech or writing The prosy speaker filled the evening with long stories about trivial matters. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · dull, tedious, or lacking... prosaictediousdull More unimaginative ↔ Opposites livelyimaginativepoetic Word family Derived forms prosilyprosiness Related forms proseprosaic Etymology From prose + -y. The adjective extends the contrast between ordinary prose and poetry into a judgment that something is dull or unimaginative. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prosy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈproʊzi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprəʊzi/ **Frequency rank:** 472920 ## Meanings 1. dull, tedious, or lacking imagination, especially in speech or writing ## Examples - The prosy speaker filled the evening with long stories about trivial matters. ## Synonyms - prosaic - tedious - dull - unimaginative ## Antonyms - lively - imaginative - poetic ## Derived Forms - prosily - prosiness ## Related Forms - prose - prosaic ## Etymology From prose + -y. The adjective extends the contrast between ordinary prose and poetry into a judgment that something is dull or unimaginative. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown