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单词 prosaic
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prosaicadjective

uk/prəˈzeɪ.ɪk/us/prəˈzeɪ.ɪk/formal

without interest, imagination, and excitement:

If only she'd been called Camilla or Flavia instead of the prosaic Jane.
He asked if I'd got my black eye in a fight - I told him the prosaic truth that I'd banged my head on a door.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Tedious and uninspiring

  • anonymous
  • antiseptic
  • banal
  • be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
  • bland
  • boring
  • drab
  • earthbound
  • flat-footed
  • lifeless
  • middle-aged
  • mind-numbing
  • monochrome
  • monotonous
  • mouldy
  • tedious
  • threadbare
  • tired
  • tiresome
  • trite

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prosaicadjective

us/proʊˈzeɪ·ɪk/

ordinary and not especially interesting or unusual:

Only a few prosaic tables and chairs remained by the time we got to the auction.
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