Found 2 items, similar to Prosaic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: prosaic
prosaic
adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative;
“local guides describe the
history of various places in matter-of-fact tones”;
“a
prosaic and unimaginative essay” [syn:
matter-of-fact]
2: lacking wit or imagination;
“a pedestrian movie plot” [syn:
pedestrian,
prosy,
earthbound]
3: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement;
“an
unglamorous job greasing engines” [syn:
commonplace,
humdrum,
unglamorous,
unglamourous]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prosaic
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. --Cudworth.
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2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;
as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev.
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Pro*sa"ic*al*ly, adv. --
Pro*sa"ic*al*ness, n.
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