Prose vs. Prosy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Prose and Prosy
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Prose
Prose is a form of written (or spoken) language that usually exhibits a natural flow of speech and grammatical structure—an exception is the narrative device stream of consciousness. The word "prose" first appears in English in the 14th century.
Prosy
Matter-of-fact and dry; prosaic.
Prose
Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure.
Prosy
Dull; commonplace.
Prose
Commonplace expression or quality.
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Prosy
(of speech or writing) Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.
Prose
Roman Catholic Church A hymn of irregular meter sung before the Gospel.
Prosy
(of a person) Behaving in a dull way; boring, tedious.
Prose
To write prose.
Prosy
Of or pertaining to prose; like prose.
Prose
To speak or write in a dull, tiresome style.
Prosy
Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.
Prose
Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
Though known mostly for her prose, she also produced a small body of excellent poems.
Prosy
Lacking wit or imagination;
A pedestrian movie plot
Prose
Language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
Prose
(Roman Catholicism) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass.
Prose
To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
Prose
The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; - contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.
I speak in prose, and let him rymes make.
Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.
I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry, that is; prose - words in their best order; poetry - the best order.
Prose
Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.
Prose
A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.
Prose
Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as, prose composition.
Prose
Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.
Prose
To write in prose.
Prose
To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.
Prose
To write prose.
Prosing or versing, but chiefly this latter.
Prose
Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
Prose
Matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
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