About The Word Prosaic
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Prosaic
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What's The Definition Of Prosaic?
[adj] not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
[adj] lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [adj] not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" Synonyms | Synonyms for Prosaic: commonplace | earthbound | humdrum | matter-of-fact | pedestrian | prosy | unexciting | unglamorous | unglamourous | uninteresting | unrhetorical Related Terms | Find terms related to Prosaic: See Also | Prosaic In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,
from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa["i]que. See {Prose}.]
1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form
of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a
prosaic composition. --Cudworth.
2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;
as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly},
adv. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.
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