prosaic.

1. Lacking unusual interest, imagination, or poetic distinction.

2. Belonging to prose rather than verse.

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Words that belong together

• prosaic explanation
• prosaic surroundings

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A prosaic explanation replaced the story they had told for years.

She found comfort in the prosaic surroundings of the kitchen.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more prosaic; superlative most prosaic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.