See Also: prosy(dictionary)

mistico (iou) and prosy (iou)


mistico (iou)



mistico noun. Pl. -o(e)s. E19.
[Spanish, perh. ult. from Arab. musaa armed vessel.]
A Spanish coasting vessel having three upright masts.

prosy (iou)



prosy adjective. E19.
[from PROSE noun + -Y1.]
Resembling or characteristic of prose; commonplace, matter-of-fact; tedious, dull, mundane. E19.
G. B. Shaw You don't loathe the scenery for being prosy.
Apt to speak or write in a commonplace, dull, or tedious way. M19.
prosily adverb M19.
prosiness noun prosaic quality; (an instance of) dullness or tediousness in speech or Writing: E19.