/ prəˈzeɪɪk; NAmE / adjective (usually disapproving )
1.
ordinary and not showing any imagination
SYN unimaginative :
a prosaic style
2.
dull; not romantic
SYN mundane :
the prosaic side of life
► pro·saic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus , from Latin prosa straightforward (discourse), feminine of prosus , earlier prorsus direct. Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th cent.