prosaic

UK /pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ US /pɹoʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/
adj 3

Definitions

adj

1

Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.

2

Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.

I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.

3

Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.

His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.

She lived a prosaic life.

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