prosy

adjective

Definition of prosynext
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  1. prosaic
  2. monotonous
  3. tedious
  4. uninteresting
  5. spiritless
  6. boring
  7. dullish
  8. wearisome
Adjective
  • The building is just a backdrop and usually a prosaic one, at that.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • His plan, scheduled for a vote at the Beach commission on Wednesday after two years of often-intense debate and revision, comes in the prosaic form of a technical zoning change.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of prosaic
Adjective
  • Draped in turquoise and gold, the ornate Art Deco façade immediately sets it apart from the monotonous, modern buildings along Ocean Avenue.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • There is the rhythmic, at times monotonous pattern of the minor-league baseball season.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of monotonous
Adjective
  • The idea for GlossGenius, their flagship product, started from a frustration with tedious and time-consuming admin, coupled with a passion for beauty.
    — Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Presenting every clue to every suspect to get their reaction can be tedious.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of tedious
Adjective
  • The task force suggests that altering the physical environment, such as putting up nets, barriers to force drones into different flight paths, and making one’s surroundings appear uninteresting from the air can deceive drones.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Frankly, turning it off and listening to the soundbar in normal stereo sounds flat, uninteresting, muddy, and just blah after getting used to SuperWide.
    — Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Definition of uninteresting
Adjective
  • The Chiefs turned that spiritless first half into a 28-7 blowout Monday night against the Commanders, opening the second half with touchdown drives of 80, 75 and 94 yards.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
  • From spiritless spirits to refusing to open up a bar tab, members of Generation Z are continuing to challenge alcohol traditions.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Definition of spiritless
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, the group offered amazingly little of that over the course of the night, minimizing the bells and whistles during what could be properly dubbed a fairly boring stage show overall.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In valuing and nurturing a sense of life as the adventure of understanding and demonstrating Love’s allness, what might have previously seemed to be a boring gap in activity becomes a spiritually refreshing pause.
    — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of boring
Adjective
  • But Koreeda dawdles over all that without ever finding much dramatic nuance, making for a dullish midsection.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Definition of dullish
Adjective
  • There are days, too, when the whole enterprise can seem wearisome, pointless, artificial.
    — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
  • Salieri, despite Bettany’s compelling performance, is a wearisome figure consumed by jealousy while clearly toiling under a storm of religious psychosis.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Definition of wearisome
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