prosaic

UK: /prəʊˈzeɪɪk/ US: /proʊˈzeɪɪk/ ,(prō zā′ik)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•sa•ic /proʊˈzeɪɪk/  also proˈsa•i•cal, adj. 

1. commonplace or dull;
   matter-of-fact;
   not imaginative:
   a prosaic mind.

pro•sa•ic•al•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pro•sa•ic  (prō zā′ik), adj. 

1. commonplace or dull;
   matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
   a prosaic mind.
2. of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.

Also, pro•sa′i•cal. 

• Late Latin prōsaicus. See prose, -ic 1650–60

pro•sa′i•cal•ly, adv. 
pro•sa′ic•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.

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prosaic / prəʊˈzeɪɪk/ adjective

1. lacking imagination
2. having the characteristics of prose

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa prose

proˈsaically adverb