Prosaic Definition

prō-zāĭk
adjective
Of or like prose rather than poetry; often, specif., heavy, flat, unimaginative, etc.
Webster's New World
Consisting or characteristic of prose.
American Heritage
Matter-of-fact; straightforward.
American Heritage
Commonplace, dull and ordinary.
Prosaic details of everyday life.
Webster's New World

(usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum.

His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.
She lived a prosaic life.
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Origin of Prosaic

  • From 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").

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin prōsaicus from Latin prōsa prose prose

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Prosaic Sentence Examples

  • There is some poetry in this composition, but it alternates with very prosaic details.

  • On his return to France, a sadder and practically a wiser man, he settled down to very prosaic work.

  • A very prosaic explanation of this nocturnal noise is given by Judson.

  • Most students would find all of this rather prosaic not to say archaic.

  • The result seems to have been a very prosaic workable compromise between order and chaos.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

CICAIC

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Words Starting With P and Ending With C

Starts With P & Ends With CStarts With PR & Ends With CStarts With P & Ends With IC

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With C
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