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prosaical

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pro⋅sa⋅ic

  [proh-zey-ik]
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–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.

Origin:
1650–60; LL prōsaicus. See prose, -ic

Related forms:
pro⋅sa⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
pro⋅sa⋅ic⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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