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prosaic

adjective/proʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/

ordinary; lacking imagination

Synonyms

• mundane
• pedestrian
• humdrum

Antonyms

• poetic
• imaginative
• extraordinary

prosaic in a sentence

Where it comes from

From Latin prosa 'prose' (as opposed to poetry)

Memory hook

PROSAIC — like PROSE, not poetry.

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