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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| prosaic, prosy (adjs.) |
| Prosaic means “dull, commonplace, unimaginative”; prosy means “long-winded, garrulous and rambling.” Most people live prosaic everyday lives, and detailed descriptions of their days would very likely be unendurably prosy. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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