prosaic
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ɪk adjective
1.
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
2.
of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.
Also, pro·sa·i·cal.
Related forms
pro·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb
pro·sa·ic·ness, noun
non·pro·sa·ic, adjective
non·pro·sa·ic·ness, noun
non·pro·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·pro·sa·ic, adjective
un·pro·sa·ic·ness, noun
un·pro·sa·i·cal, adjective
un·pro·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.
1. ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | lacking imagination |
| 2. | having the characteristics of prose |
| [C16: from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa | |
| pro'saically | |
| —adv | |
| pro'saicness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
prosaic
1656, "having to do with prose," from Fr. prosaique, from M.L. prosaicus "in prose" (16c.), from L. prosa "prose" (see prose). Meaning "having the character of prose (in contrast to the feeling of poetry)" is 1746; extended sense of "ordinary" is 1813, both from Fr.
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Example sentences
Whether the prosaic chancellor shares these ambitions is unclear.
The musical language turns prosaic, clichéd, pseudo-Romantic.
Let me say to you in advance that these provisions may sound prosaic, a not uncommon characteristic of regulatory writing.
The comic catch is that this wild dream is essentially so prosaic.
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