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prosaic
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
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ADVERB more ▪ Bloomwater's present owner was a more prosaic figure, Sir Lionel Newman, the paper magnate. ▪ The present-day ambience was slightly more prosaic. ▪ My interest in the Valle/1e de Mai was somewhat more prosaic. ▪ The truth was a little more prosaic. ▪ The reality has turned out to be somewhat more prosaic. ▪ The reality, however, is probably more prosaic. ▪ The truth itself was only slightly more prosaic. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The furniture is prosaic and modern. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both Barham and Summers lifted their performances, and thenceforward what had been prosaic developed a much higher voltage. ▪ Even something as prosaic as a roast chicken Jasper could transform into something nearly lyrical. ▪ He is so absurd that he adds a note of humor to an otherwise dry, tedious, prosaic play. ▪ My diary entries are filled with prosaic happenings. ▪ Real danger is prosaic in comparison. ▪ Reports are commonly prosaic, dull, pompous and patronising and written with selfish disregard for the reader. ▪ Why in the world would anyone commemorate such prosaic scenes?
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