Prosy

(superl.) Of or pertaining to prose; like prose.

(superl.) Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.

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• But Aunt March had not this gift, and she worried Amy very much with her rules and orders, her prim ways, and long, prosy talks. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The drops which lashed her face were not scorpions, but prosy rain; Egdon in the mass was no monster whatever, but impersonal open ground. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Well, then, draw that little table into this window, and let me get out of hearing of those prosy politics. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• It is not my intention to dwell on Meyler's love or Meyler's raptures, since such subjects in prose are very prosy. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I make no apologies for this extremely prosy paragraph. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Lengthy and prosy in the extreme. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Take the most matter-of-fact and prosy half hour of the day, that at the time of rising, and see what a faithful account of the average man’s everyday life would present. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• You will be pleased with my mother--she is a little vain and prosy about me, but that you can forgive her--and she will be pleased with you. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.

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