PROSAIC


Meaning of PROSAIC in English

[ prə(ʊ)'zeɪɪk ]

■ adjective

1》 having the style or diction of prose.

2》 commonplace; unromantic.

Derivatives

~ally adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16 (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late L. ~us , from L. prosa (see prose ).

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