Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prosaic"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;
as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly},
adv. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

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}]


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