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prosal

/ˈpɹəʊzəl/

prosal adjective: of or pertaining to prose; prosaic.

Adjective

prosal (comparative more prosal, superlative most prosal)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic.
    • the priest not only nor always composed his prosal raptures into versec. 1683 (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in [Thomas Tenison], editor, Certain Miscellany Tracts, London: […] Charles Mearn, […], published 1683, →OCLC

Forms of prosal

comparativemore prosal
superlativemost prosal

Origin of prosal

From prose + -al.

Questions about prosal

What does prosal mean?
Prosal means of or pertaining to prose; prosaic.
What part of speech is prosal?
Prosal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prosal?
Prosal is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊzəl/.

Words near prosal in the dictionary

  1. prosaicness
  2. prosaism
  3. prosaisms
  4. prosaist
  5. prosaists
  6. prosal
  7. prosapogenin
  8. prosapogenins
  9. prosaposin
  10. prosaptide
  11. prosarcopenic

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