prosaic
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.
Origin of prosaic
1- Sometimes pro·sa·i·cal .
Other words for prosaic
Other words from prosaic
- pro·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pro·sa·ic·ness, noun
- non·pro·sa·ic, adjective
- non·pro·sa·ic·ness, noun
- non·pro·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·pro·sa·ic, adjective
- un·pro·sa·ic·ness, noun
- un·pro·sa·i·cal, adjective
- un·pro·sa·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby prosaic
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How to use prosaic in a sentence
Yet for all his ambitious foreign-policy goals, Abe was undone by far more prosaic domestic concerns.
Looking Back at TIME's Coverage of Shinzo Abe: 'I Am a Patriot.' | Olivia B. Waxman | July 8, 2022 | TimeThe prosaic poetry of what passes for workaday life, all around, even in places and among people accustomed to danger.
Sept. 11, 2001: An ordinary work day, then surreal scenes of dread and death | David Maraniss | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostDon’t miss out on a possible sale for something as prosaic as a needlessly complicated sign-up process.
Four ways to use your website data to discover missed sales opportunities | Joe Dawson | March 22, 2021 | Search Engine Watchprosaic cow-punching was relegated to the rear and they looked eagerly forward to their several missions.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up | Clarence Edward MulfordBut it is startling indeed how suddenly sometimes the earth takes on a new wonderfulness, and Saint prosaic a new halo.
A Poor Man's House | Stephen Sydney Reynolds
prosaic, unimaged, without poetry or myth, they dully persisted until pedlars appeared with Hellenic legends and wares.
The Lords of the Ghostland | Edgar Saltusprosaic as these journeys may seem, they are nevertheless the inspiration of my hopes, the feeders of my visions.
prosaic enough, however, was what she went on to tell him of her struggle for life by day and for learning by night.
Ghetto Comedies | Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for prosaic
/ (prəʊˈzeɪɪk) /
lacking imagination
having the characteristics of prose
Origin of prosaic
1Derived forms of prosaic
- prosaically, adverb
- prosaicness, noun
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