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View synonyms for prosaic
prosaic
/ prəʊˈzeɪɪk /
adjective
- lacking imagination
- having the characteristics of prose
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Derived Forms
- proˈsaicness, noun
- proˈsaically, adverb
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Other Words From
- pro·sai·cal·ly adverb
- pro·saic·ness noun
- nonpro·saic adjective
- nonpro·saic·ness noun
- nonpro·sai·cal·ly adverb
- unpro·saic adjective
- unpro·saic·ness noun
- unpro·sai·cal adjective
- unpro·sai·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prosaic1
C16: from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa prose
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Example Sentences
Prosaic cow-punching was relegated to the rear and they looked eagerly forward to their several missions.
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But it is startling indeed how suddenly sometimes the earth takes on a new wonderfulness, and Saint Prosaic a new halo.
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Prosaic, unimaged, without poetry or myth, they dully persisted until pedlars appeared with Hellenic legends and wares.
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Prosaic as these journeys may seem, they are nevertheless the inspiration of my hopes, the feeders of my visions.
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Prosaic enough, however, was what she went on to tell him of her struggle for life by day and for learning by night.
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