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   prosaic

   /prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality: "prosaic language can't convey the experience" Similar unimaginativeuninspiredmatter-of-factdulldryhumdrummundanepedestrianheavyploddinglifelessdeadspiritlesslacklustreundistinguishedstalejejuneblandinsipidvapidvacuousbanalhackneyedtriteliteralfactualunpoeticunemotionalunsentimentalclearplainunadornedunembellishedunvarnishedmonotonousdeadpanflatOpposite imaginativeinspired
   • ▪ commonplace; unromantic: "the masses were too preoccupied by prosaic day-to-day concerns" Similar ordinaryeverydayusualcommonconventionalstraightforwardroutinehumdrumcommonplacerun-of-the-millworkadaybusinesslikepedestriantamemundanedulldrearytediousboringho-humuninspiringmonotonousOpposite interesting

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse)’ (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prosaically adverb
   • 2. prosaicness noun

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   The meaning of PROSAIC is characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual. How to use prosaic in a sentence. Prosaic Has Literary Origins

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   PROSAIC definition: 1. without interest, imagination, and excitement: 2. without interest, imagination, and…. Learn more.

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   Prosaic definition: commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative. See examples of PROSAIC used in a sentence.

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   PROSAIC meaning: 1. without interest, imagination, and excitement: 2. without interest, imagination, and…. Learn more.

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   Prosaic means ordinary or dull. Most of us lead a prosaic everyday life, sometimes interrupted by some drama or crisis. This adjective is from Latin prosa, "prose," which is ordinary writing intended to communicate ideas and information.

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   Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting. His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest. American English : prosaic / proʊˈzeɪɪk /

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   Definition of prosaic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   OED's earliest evidence for prosaic is from 1589, in the writing of George Puttenham, writer and literary critic. prosaic is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of PROSAIC. [more prosaic; most prosaic] formal. : dull or ordinary. He has a prosaic writing style. the prosaic life of a hardworking farmer. She believes the noises are made by ghosts, but I think there's a more prosaic explanation.

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    Synonyms for PROSAIC: ordinary, normal, usual, typical, commonplace, average, routine, common; Antonyms of PROSAIC: unusual, strange, extraordinary, odd, abnormal, peculiar, exceptional, out-of-the-way