As an adjective prosaic
is pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
As a proper noun dell is
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prosaic English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
- The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.
(of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
- I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.
(usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring; humdrum; dull; unimaginative.
- His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.
- She lived a prosaic life.
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* poetic
Related terms
* prosaically
* prosaicness
* prose
Anagrams
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dell English
Noun
( en noun)
valley
* 1794, , lines 49-50
- To this day they dwell
- In a lonely dell .
* Tickell
- In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.
(obsolete) A young woman; a wench.
* Ben Jonson
- Sweet doxies and dells .
Synonyms
* dale
* dingle
* vale
* valley
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