Prosaic

Meaning

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose..

Definitions by Sense

1. Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
2. (of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
3. (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.

Example Sentences

The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.

I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.

His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.

She lived a prosaic life.

Our people are the most prosaic in the world, but the most faithful; and with curious reverence we keep up and transmit, from generation to generation, the superstition of what we call the education of a gentleman.

Their steepness and abruptness were even greater than I had imagined from hearsay, and suggested nothing in common with the prosaic objective world we know.

Ultimately, though, the more prosaic goals carried the greater significance in this contest. Madrid have managed only one clean sheet on their way to winning this competition.

Word Forms

• more prosaic
• most prosaic

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When Should You Use Prosaic?

Use prosaic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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