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prosaic

pro·sa·ic [ prō záy ik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. lacking imagination: not having any features that are interesting or imaginative

2. resembling prose: characteristic of, resembling, or consisting of prose

3. U.S. straightforward: lacking complications or subtleties

[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< late Latin prosaicus< Latin prosa (see prose)]

pro·sa·i·cal·ly adverb
pro·sa·ic·ness noun
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