Definition of Prosily

1. Adverb. In a prosy manner. "Somewhat prosily and repetitively expounded"

Partainyms: Prosy

Definition of Prosily

1. adv. In a prosy manner.

Definition of Prosily

1. Adverb. In a prosy manner. ¹

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Definition of Prosily

1. in a prosy manner [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prosily

prosencephalons
prosenchyma
prosentence
prosentential
proser
prosers
proses
prosier
prosiest
prosified
prosifies
prosify
prosign
prosigns
prosiliency
prosily (current term)
prosimetrical
prosimian
prosimians
prosiness
prosinesses
prosing
prosingly
prosings
prosiopeses
prosiopesis
prosiopetic
prosiphon
prosiphons
prosit

Literary usage of Prosily

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (1920)
"That is, to put it prosily, only in youthful love of her surroundings did she truly see. When old Jubal returns to his childhood home she speaks of his When ..."

2. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (1895)
"Oak knew her instantly as the heroine of the yellow waggon, myrtles, and looking-glass: prosily, as the woman who owed him twopence. ..."

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