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Definition of prosaic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

prosaic

adjective

NAmE//proʊˈzeɪɪk//

(usually disapproving)

1ordinary and not showing any imagination synonym unimaginative a prosaic style

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2dull; not romantic synonym mundane the prosaic side of life

prosaically

NAmE//proʊˈzeɪɪkli//

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