PROSAIC


Meaning of PROSAIC in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.