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prosaic

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prosaic in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
    "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
    commonplace  humdrum  prosaic  unglamorous  unglamourous 
  2. lacking wit or imagination
    "a pedestrian movie plot"
    pedestrian  prosaic  prosy  earthbound 
  3. not fanciful or imaginative
    "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
    matter-of-fact  prosaic 
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