prosaic
[ proh-zey-ik ]
/ proʊˈzeɪ ɪk /
adjective
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
of or having the character or form of prose, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, rather than of poetry.
Sometimes
pro·sa·i·cal.
Origin of prosaic
SYNONYMS FOR prosaic
OTHER WORDS FROM prosaic
Words nearby prosaic
prorubricyte,
pros and cons,
pros-,
pros.,
pros. atty.,
prosaic,
prosaism,
prosaist,
prosateur,
proscenium,
prosciutto
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British Dictionary definitions for prosaic
prosaic
/ (prəʊˈzeɪɪk) /
adjective
lacking imagination
having the characteristics of prose
Derived forms of prosaic
prosaically, adverb prosaicness, nounWord Origin for prosaic
C16: from Late Latin
prōsaicus, from Latin
prōsa
prose