prosaic
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7.9
- adjective
- /prəˈzeɪɪk/
- Her daily routine became so prosaic that she longed for adventure and excitement.
- prosaic and the poetic
- prosaic reality
- more prosaic
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- And that's just a very prosaic example of the disharmony between nature and morality.
- As a matter of fact, we're talking about a God who is imminent who shows up in history and makes a difference at in very prosaic ways, right?
Examples
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I think the truth is probably more prosaic than that.
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The explanation is rather prosaic: I have more money than I could possibly need.
Fiction book (1995) -
No, he would never do anything that prosaic.
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I myself suspect a more prosaic motive.
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It's an endless list of the prosaic.
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Others recommend that you concentrate on something prosaic.
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Yet how could a lazy, prosaic resort compare with what she was being offered?
Fiction book (1994) -
And that's just a very prosaic example of the disharmony between nature and morality.
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The chatter and slurp of Welsh streams may, in a prosaic age, register only as pleasant background sounds.
Academic text (1999) -
The party, as its name demonstrates, emphasizes more prosaic qualities: good governance, administrative effectiveness, and anticorruption.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
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1.3
Not interesting or lively
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4.3
Ordinary daily things or events that are not special and often feel boring
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3.4
Ordinary and not special or new
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3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
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2.8
A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features
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6.1
Dull and showing little energy
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4.2
Not bright or colorful and not lively
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3.5
Being ordinary and not interesting
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1.4
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
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5.3
Something that is boring because it has no variety
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6.7
Not interesting or exciting
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7.9
Not interesting or lively and often boring
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3.6
Without energy or interest and making people feel bored
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7.1
Not having special or interesting features so it does not stand out
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4.0
Not having new or interesting ideas
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3.9
Not very good or likely to attract attention
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6.5
Not exciting and having little variety
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3.5
Not interesting or exciting
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8.1
Not interesting and making you feel bored
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5.4
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
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3.4
Not very impressive or special
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3.2
Not interesting or exciting
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7.1
Not creative or adventurous, often plain and boring
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7.4
Not interesting or lively and often boring
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8.5
Plain and not interesting with no new ideas
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3.7
Not bright in color and not very interesting
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9.6
Not interesting and showing little imagination
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6.8
Causes people to lose interest because it is dull
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word prosaic comes from the same root as prose, which means plain, everyday writing. So something prosaic is 'ordinary' or 'not exciting', like plain prose rather than lively poetry.