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prosaic — prosaic, prosy, matter of fact all denote having a plain, practical, unimaginative, unemotional character or quality. Prosaic implies an opposition to poetic in the extended sense of that word. Although the term suggests the quality of prose, it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Prosaic — Pro*sa ic, Prosaical Pro*sa ic*al, a. [L. prosaius, from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa[ i]que. See {Prose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a prosaic composition.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosaic — [prō zā′ik] adj. [LL prosaicus < L prosa, PROSE] 1. of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc. 2. commonplace, dull and ordinary [prosaic details of everyday life] prosaically adv. prosaicness n … English World dictionary
prosaic — I adjective boresome, boring, colorless, common, commonplace, dry, dull, everyday, flat, frigidus, hackneyed, humdrum, ieiunus, jejune, matter of fact, mediocre, monotone, monotonous, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, plain, platitudinous, prolix,… … Law dictionary
prosaic — [adj] unimaginative actual, banal, blah*, boring, clean, colorless, common, commonplace, dead*, diddly*, drab, dry, dull, everyday, factual, flat*, garden variety*, hackneyed, ho hum*, humdrum*, irksome, lackluster, lifeless, literal, lowly,… … New thesaurus
prosaic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the style of prose. 2) commonplace; unromantic. DERIVATIVES prosaically adverb … English terms dictionary
prosaic — [[t]proʊze͟ɪɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting. [FORMAL] His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest... The truth is more prosaic. Syn: mundane Ant: interesting Derived words:… … English dictionary
prosaic — adjective Etymology: Late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa prose Date: circa 1656 1. a. characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry ; factual b. dull, unimaginative < prosaic advice > 2. everyday, ordinary … New Collegiate Dictionary
prosaic — adjective /pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk,pɹoʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ a) Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose. The tenor of Eliots prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry. b) Straightforward; matter of fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.… … Wiktionary
prosaic — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
