prosaic
/pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/
Dictionary
adjective
- Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
"The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry."
- (of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
"I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late."
- (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
"His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it."
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