prosaic

pro·sa·ic  (pr-zk)

adj.

1.

a. Consisting or characteristic of prose.

b. Matter-of-fact; straightforward.

2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull.

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[Late Latin prsaicus, from Latin prsa, prose; see prose.]

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pro·sai·cal·ly adv.

pro·saic·ness n.

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prosaic [prəʊˈzeɪɪk]

adj

1. lacking imagination

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) having the characteristics of prose

[from Late Latin prōsaicus, from Latin prōsa prose]

prosaically  adv

prosaicness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	prosaic - not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" matter-of-fact unrhetorical - not rhetorical
	2.	prosaic - lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" pedestrian, prosy, earthbound uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"
	3.	prosaic - not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" humdrum, unglamorous, unglamourous, commonplace unexciting - not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"

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prosaic

adjective dull, ordinary, boring, routine, flat, dry, everyday, tame, pedestrian, commonplace, mundane, matter-of-fact, stale, banal, uninspiring, humdrum, trite, unimaginative, hackneyed, workaday, vapid the aimless monotony of our prosaic everyday life
interesting, exciting, unusual, extraordinary, fascinating, entertaining, imaginative, poetical

Translations

prosaic [prəʊˈzeɪɪk] ADJ (= dull) → prosaico

prosaic [prəʊˈzeɪɪk] adj → prosaïque

prosaic

adj task, explanation, job, name → prosaisch; approach, message → nüchtern; life, joke → alltäglich

prosaic [prəʊˈzeɪɪk] adj (dull) → prosaico/a, banale

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prosaic [prəʊˈzeɪɪk] adj (dull) → prosaico/a, banale