unpoetic
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈpoʊɛtɪk/
:
no poético
- His speech was filled with unpoetic language, lacking the beauty and imagination typically found in poetry.
Or, as a friend, put more simply in grad school, you can't put the CIA or the FBI in a poem because those words are unpoetic.
- Or, as a friend, put more simply in grad school, you can't put the CIA or the FBI in a poem because those words are unpoetic.
Examples
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It's like bringing together two disparate concepts in a decidedly unpoetic fashion.
Blog text (15) -
Art should not stoop to try to rival these products of modern speculation and should strive for more than an effect of unpoetic reality, even if it is achieved with a meticulous technique.
Academic text (2014) -
She, on the other hand, worries about many other unpoetic tasks in our lives that have nothing at all to do with money.
Fiction book (1998) -
I, while I don't like to think of it either, am usually left with the unpoetic task of having to worry about it.
Fiction book (1998) -
His style had all the plainness and unpoetic boldness of truth.
Academic text (1997) -
This passage is particularly instructive because it contains words from the language of diplomacy, including the unpoetic phrase "Plenipotentiary Ambassadors."
Academic text (1996) -
Opposing the two images of night and day, dark and light, yet taking on such a familiar, seemingly unpoetic image as a shin and weaving it in to bring to it a poetic image.
Academic text (1997) -
In the state of uncertainty and pluralism that followed, the recourse of poets to a fragile "I" and a radically unpoetic language constituted an almost spontaneous gesture, and for some, an obligatory one.
Academic text (2007) -
The report was written in an unpoetic style that failed to inspire the readers.
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The documentary focused on the unpoetic aspects of city life, highlighting its stark realities.
Synonyms
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4.0
Not having new or interesting ideas
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6.0
Showing little taste or skill in making things look beautiful
Not showing beauty, imagination, or strong feeling
Plain, direct language that uses facts not images or feelings
A style in writing or music that feels plain and without emotion
Not intended to be beautiful or creative
Antonyms
How Poetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unpoetic starts with un- meaning 'not' and ends with poetic, which is connected to poet and poem, words about beautiful or imaginative language. So, unpoetic means 'not full of beauty or imagination', which is why we call something plain or dull 'unpoetic'.