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Another word for prosaic

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Adjective

  1. Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are

    See also:

    real

    excite

  2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise

    See also:

    excite

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Another word for prosaic

Modifier
  1. See also:

    dull

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Sentence Examples

  • There is some poetry in this composition, but it alternates with very prosaic details.

  • On his return to France, a sadder and practically a wiser man, he settled down to very prosaic work.

  • A very prosaic explanation of this nocturnal noise is given by Judson.

  • The greater part of the Koran is decidedly prosaic; much of it indeed is stiff in style.

  • But it is easy to understand the half-despairing adoration with which a shrewd and somewhat prosaic person like Joinville must have regarded this flower of chivalry born out of due time.

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