prosaically
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7.9
- adverb
- /prəˈzeɪɪkli/
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prosaicamente
- He prosaically explained the rules of the game, ensuring everyone understood without embellishment.
- more prosaically
Examples
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More prosaically put, in this impossible and seemingly clear-cut narrative situation, a first-person narrator, Olivier Becaille of the title, as we later learn, narrates posthumously.
Academic text (1999) -
More prosaically, one would say today that architecture must satisfy its intended uses, must be technically sound, and must convey aesthetic meaning.
Blog text (32) -
If they sang, they declared prosaically; it was to keep themselves awake.
Academic text (2005) -
This tension is resolved easily and prosaically.
Blog text (7) -
It began prosaically enough in a college observatory not far from Los Angeles.
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More prosaically, Pujols is going to finish the season with 40-50 unintentional walks.
Blog text (13) -
More prosaically, the desire to inhabit and to work toward the production of particular kinds of (safe, attractive, normatively desirable) places may not be universal and is certainly not essential, but neither is it the preserve of property-owning elites or even of property owners in general.
Academic text (2011) -
It had begun prosaically enough, recapping the actual event—seeing the blue Mercedes parked in front of the house, feeling the same spurt of panic... but this time there was someone in the car.
Fiction book (1992) -
She described the situation prosaically, focusing on the facts rather than the emotions involved.
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They prosaically discussed their weekend plans over coffee, prioritizing efficiency and practicality.
Synonyms
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1.0
You do this in a plain way without extra things
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5.2
In a calm way that shows no strong feeling or interest
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1.8
In a simple way without decoration
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6.2
In a dull way without new ideas
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6.6
In a plain, ordinary way with no excitement
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5.6
Do something calmly and without strong emotion
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5.9
In a very obvious, blunt way that leaves nothing hidden
In a dull, boring way that makes people lose interest
In a simple way without extra decoration
In a natural, simple way that does not seem planned
Antonyms
How Ordinary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prosaically comes from the word prose, which means ordinary writing or speech and from a root meaning 'straightforward' rather than 'poetry'. So to speak prosaically is to speak in a plain, factual way without imagination.