prosaic
11prosaic — pro|sa|ic [prəuˈzeı ık, prə US prou , prə ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: prosaicus, from Latin prosa; PROSE] boring or ordinary ▪ a prosaic writing style ▪ The reality, however, is probably more prosaic. >prosaically [ kli] adv …
12prosaic — adjective boring, ordinary, or lacking in imagination: a prosaic writing style | People said he d been a pirate, but the truth was more prosaic. prosaically / kli/ adverb …
13prosaic — prosaically, adv. prosaicness, n. /proh zay ik/, adj. 1. commonplace or dull; matter of fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind. 2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry. Also, prosaical. [1650 60; LL prosaicus. See PROSE,… …
14prosaic — adj. Prosaic is used with these nouns: ↑explanation …
15prosaic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unimaginative, dull, uninteresting, commonplace, prosy, plain, sober; unromantic. See weariness, insipidity.Ant., poetic. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. common, mundane, trite; see dull 4 . III (Roget… …
16prosaic — adjective a prosaic lecture that had us fighting to stay awake Syn: ordinary, everyday, commonplace, conventional, straightforward, routine, run of the mill, by the numbers, workaday; unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, matter of fact, dull,… …
17prosaic — pro•sa•ic [[t]proʊˈzeɪ ɪk[/t]] also pro•sa′i•cal adj. 1) commonplace or dull; matter of fact; unimaginative: a prosaic mind[/ex] 2) of or like prose rather than poetry • Etymology: 1650–60; < LL prōsaicus. See prose, ic pro•sa′i•cal•ly, adv.… …
18prosaic — /proʊˈzeɪɪk / (say proh zayik), /prə / (say pruh ) adjective 1. commonplace or dull; matter of fact or unimaginative: *A model who does not like modelling conditions can, and should, leave the field and enter more prosaic employment. –figure and… …
19prosaic — adj. 1 like prose, lacking poetic beauty. 2 unromantic; dull; commonplace (took a prosaic view of life). Derivatives: prosaically adv. prosaicness n. Etymology: F prosaiumlque or LL prosaicus (as PROSE) …
20prosaic — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Spartan, actual, arid, ascetic, austere, bald, banal, banausic, bare, barren, bland, boring, breadwinning, businesslike, candid, characterless, chaste, classic, classical, cliched, commercial, common,… …
