PROSAIC


Meaning of PROSAIC in English

— prosaically , adv. — prosaicness , n.

/proh zay"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, prosaical .

[ 1650-60; LL prosaicus. See PROSE, -IC ]

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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .