prosaic
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pro·sa·ic
(prō-zā′ĭk)adj.
1.
a. Consisting or characteristic of prose.
b. Matter-of-fact; straightforward.
2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.
[Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa, prose; see prose.]
pro·sa′i·cal·ly adv.
pro·sa′ic·ness n.
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prosaic
(prəʊˈzeɪɪk)adj
1. lacking imagination
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) having the characteristics of prose
[C16: from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa prose]
proˈsaically adv
proˈsaicness, proˈsaicalness n
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pro•sa•ic
(proʊˈzeɪ ɪk)also pro•sa′i•cal,
adj.
1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact; unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
2. of or like prose rather than poetry.
pro•sa′i•cal•ly, adv.
pro•sa′ic•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | prosaic - not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" unrhetorical - not rhetorical |
2. | prosaic - lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" | |
3. | prosaic - not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" unexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life" |
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prosaic
adjective dull, ordinary, boring, routine, flat, dry, everyday, tame, pedestrian, commonplace, mundane, matter-of-fact, stale, banal, uninspiring, humdrum, trite, unimaginative, hackneyed, workaday, vapid the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
interesting, exciting, unusual, extraordinary, fascinating, entertaining, imaginative, poetical
interesting, exciting, unusual, extraordinary, fascinating, entertaining, imaginative, poetical
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prosaic
adjective1. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:
2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:
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