prosaic[adjective]Synonyms: dull, boring, everyday, humdrum, matter-of-fact, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, routine, trite, unimaginative
Antonyms: poetic
Contrasted words: figurative, metaphorical, symbolic, fanciful, florid, flowery, ornate
Related Words: actual,
factual,
literal,
practicable,
practical,
boring,
irksome,
tedious [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pro‧sa‧ic /prəʊˈzeɪ-ɪk, prə- $ proʊ-, prə-/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: prosaicus, from Latin prosa; ⇒ prose]
boring or ordinary:
a prosaic writing style The reality, however, is probably more prosaic.—prosaically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲