English
Etymology
From French prosaïque > Medieval Latin prosaicus ('in prose') < Latin prosa ('prose') < prorsus ('straightforward', 'in prose') > Old Latin provorsus ('straight ahead') < pro- ('forward') + vorsus ('turned') < vertere ('to turn') < Proto-Indo-European base *wer- ('to turn', 'to bend').
Pronunciation
pro*sa"ic
"pro-sey-yic"
Adjective
en-adj
- Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
#: The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.
- context|of writing or speaking Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
#: I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.
- context|usually of writing or speaking but also figurative Overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum.
#: His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.
#: She lived a prosaic life.
Synonyms
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