n. The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; -- contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.n. Hence, language which evinces little imagination or animation; dull and commonplace discourse.n. A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes introduced into the Mass. See Sequence.adj. Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse.adj. Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics; plain; dull; prosaic.v. To write in prose.v. To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.verb-intransitive. To write prose.