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prosaic

[ proh-zey-ik ]
/ proʊˈzeɪ ɪk /
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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.
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Sometimes pro·sa·i·cal .

Origin of prosaic

First recorded in 1650–60, prosaic is from the Late Latin word prōsaicus.See prose, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM prosaic

Words nearby prosaic

proration, proreform, pro re nata, prorogue, pros-, prosaic, prosaism, prosaist, pros and cons, prosateur, Pros. Atty.
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Words related to prosaic

banal, drab, everyday, humdrum, mundane, workaday, actual, blah, boring, clean, colorless, common, commonplace, dead, diddly, dry, dull, factual, flat, garden-variety

How to use prosaic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for prosaic

prosaic
/ (prəʊˈzeɪɪk) /
adjective
lacking imagination
having the characteristics of prose

Derived forms of prosaic

prosaically, adverbprosaicness, noun

Word Origin for prosaic

C16: from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa prose
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