— 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.