proseologyn.
/ˌprəʊzɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌproʊziˈɑlədʒi/ rare.
Prose, esp. of a prolix, turgid, or impenetrable nature.
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proseology1850
tump1917
1850 Rep. Constit. State of Michigan (Michigan Constit. Convent.) 796/1 The same process..was passed and sent to the committee on arrangement and proseology—the last resort of parliamentary law and usage.
1909 Daily Chron. 19 July 3/4 To plough through all the extracts from journals, letters, &c., which form the book needs not a little patience and sticking power. Doubtless, those who can get beneath all this proseology will find much to excite them.
1968 Economist 29 June p. xi/2 The usual, easy proseology reviling the accursed folk or crying the beloved country.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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