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prosaic

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[proh-zey-ik]

adjective

  1. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative.

    a prosaic mind.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  2. of or having the character or form of prose, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, rather than of poetry.



prosaic

/ əʊˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking imagination

  2. having the characteristics of prose

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • prosaically adverb
  • prosaicness noun
  • nonprosaic adjective
  • nonprosaicness noun
  • nonprosaically adverb
  • unprosaic adjective
  • unprosaicness noun
  • unprosaical adjective
  • unprosaically adverb
  • ˈԱ noun
  • ˈ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prosaic1

First recorded in 1650–60, prosaic is from the Late Latin word ōܲ. See prose, -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prosaic1

C16: from Late Latin ōܲ, from Latin ō prose
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There are hundreds of such passages throughout this 400-page book, which elevates the most prosaic of details, into hymn.

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There are other, more prosaic, means of retaliation.

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Are they a shield or for something more prosaic, short-sightedness perhaps?

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Here, water transport assumes a form that is grandly ritualistic if decidedly prosaic.

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There is another, more prosaic, explanation for what happened: the deep cuts to the company's workforce that Mr Musk instigated.

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