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prosaically
Variant of prosaic
prosaic
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pro·saic (prō zā′ik)
adjective
- of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc.
- commonplace, dull and ordinary prosaic details of everyday life
Etymology: LL prosaicus < L prosa, prose
Related Forms:
- prosaically pro·sa′i·cally adverb
- prosaicness pro·sa′·ic·ness noun
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