prosy

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For an artist, she is unusual in describing herself as a writer as much as a painter—her short stories and prosy poems frequently appear in her catalogues.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” lost most of its magic in the prosy outline.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2016

Ben Sollee made one of Mr. Simon’s more prosy songs, “Wartime Prayers,” a solo for voice and cello that captured its hope and mourning.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2014

Nothing seems unnecessary in this economical, finely-judged poem, the shortness of the lines being what in too many poems it is not: a guarantee against a prosy sound.

From The Guardian • May 24, 2010

There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minute he met me, and all out of a few prosy nothings.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath