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prosaic

pro·saic

UK/pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ US/pɹoʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ rare

adjective

1.

not fanciful or imaginative

  • “local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones”
  • “a prosaic and unimaginative essay”
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2.

lacking wit or imagination

  • “a pedestrian movie plot”
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3.

not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

  • “an unglamorous job greasing engines”
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Origin

From Middle French prosaïque, from Medieval Latin prosaicus (“in prose”), from Latin prosa (“prose”), from prorsus (“straightforward, in prose”), from Old Latin provorsus (“straight ahead”), from pro- (“forward”) + vorsus (“turned”), from vertō (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, to bend”).

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