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prosaic

[ 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, noun
  • ˈ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·· adverb
  • ·i·Ա noun
  • ԴDzp·i adjective
  • non·i·Ա noun
  • non·i·· adverb
  • ܲp·i adjective
  • un·i·Ա noun
  • ܲp·i· adjective
  • un·i·· 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 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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They are all events where ceremony and vivid pictures varnish the more prosaic political promises.

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