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1 prosier
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2 prosy
adj.• prosaico, -a adj.['prǝʊzɪ]ADJ (compar prosier) (superl prosiest) prosaico, aburrido, monótono -
3 flatter
1. v льстить; чрезмерно хвалитьto flatter oneself — быть слишком высокого мнения о себе; переоценивать себя
2. v быть польщённым3. v подольщаться4. v приукрашивать; преувеличивать достоинстваthe portrait flattered her — на портрете она красивее, чем в жизни
5. v быть к лицу, красить6. v поэт. быть приятным, ласкать7. n тех. гладилка, правильный молотокСинонимический ряд:1. evener (adj.) evener; flusher; more even; more level; more planate; more plane; smoother; straighter2. flatter (adj.) blinder; deader; dimmer; drabber; drier; duller; flatter; more colorless; more colourless; more earthbound; more lackluster; more lacklustre; more lifeless; more lusterless; more mat; more matter-of-fact; more muted; more pedestrian; more prosaic; more spiritless; more unimaginative; more uninspired; muddier; murkier; prosier; staler3. more insipid (adj.) blander; inaner; more banal; more driveling; more flavourless; more innocuous; more insipid; more jejune; more milk-and-water; more namby-pamby; more sapless; more swashy; more vapid; more waterish; more watery; more wishy-washy4. more prone (adj.) more decumbent; more horizontal; more procumbent; more prone; more prostrate; more reclining; more recumbent5. more unpalatable (adj.) more distasteful; more flavorless; more ill-flavored; more savorless; more tasteless; more unappetizing; more unpalatable; more unsavory6. poorer (adj.) lower; more beggared; more broke; more destitute; more fortuneless; more impecunious; more impoverished; more indigent; more necessitous; more penurious; more poverty-stricken; more stone-broke; more strapped; more unprosperous; needier; poorer; stonier7. adulate (verb) adulate; compliment; extol; laud8. deceive (verb) deceive; delude; fool; mislead9. embellish (verb) adorn; beautify; become; embellish; enhance; enrich; suit10. puff (verb) admire; commend; congratulate; praise; puffАнтонимический ряд:belittle; criticize; detract; disgrace; disparage; insult -
4 prosy
(dull) ennuyeux, prosaïque; (long-winded) verbeux
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Prosier — Prosy Pros y, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose. [1913 Webster] 2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosier — (prô zié) s. m. Livre d église qui contient les proses … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prosier — pros·y || prəʊzɪ adj. dull, unimaginative; boring, tedious; prosaic, resembling prose … English contemporary dictionary
prosier — comparative of prosy … Useful english dictionary
Prosiest — Prosy Pros y, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose. [1913 Webster] 2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prosy — Pros y, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose. [1913 Webster] 2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosy — adjective (prosier; est) Etymology: 1prose Date: 1814 lacking in qualities that seize the attention or strike the imagination ; commonplace; especially tediously dull in speech or manner • prosily adverb • prosiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
prosy — prosily, adv. prosiness, n. /proh zee/, adj., prosier, prosiest. 1. of the nature of or resembling prose. 2. prosaic; dull, tedious, wearisome, or commonplace. [1805 15; PROSE + Y1] * * * … Universalium
“Strange High House in the Mist, The“ — Short story (3,800 words); written on November 9, 1926. First published in WT(October 1931); first collected in O;corrected text in D. North of Kingsport “the crags climb lofty and curious, terrace on terrace, till the northernmost hangs in … An H.P.Lovecraft encyclopedia
prosy — /ˈproʊzi/ (say prohzee) adjective (prosier, prosiest) 1. of the nature of or resembling prose. 2. prosaic; commonplace, dull, or wearisome: *Anyhow, you know what it is to be true, yet not dull and prosy. –henry handel richardson, 1910. {pros(e)… …
prosy — [prō′zē] adj. prosier, prosiest prosaic; commonplace, dull, uninteresting, etc. prosily adv. prosiness n … English World dictionary