prosy
adjective uk/ˈprəʊ.zi/ us/ˈproʊ.zi/
散文的
similar to or relating to prose (= written language in its ordinary form rather than poetry)
For a poet, the writing is surprisingly prosy. 作为一首诗歌,它的写法出奇得像散文。
disapproving无趣的|平淡的
boring or not showing any imagination
The surgeon began to speak in a prosy medical way. 这个外科医生开始用平淡的医学的方式讲话。
Sometimes the president can become rather prosy. 有时,这个总统会变得相当无趣。
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- I found the poems prosy and difficult to read.
- The work is lengthy and extremely prosy.
- As a writer he has a weakness for prosy exposition.
- Her calculated, spare prose is never prosy.