Inventive vs Prosaic - What's the difference?
inventive | prosaic |
Of, or relating to invention.
Creative, or skilful at inventing.
* 2013 , Chris Bevan, "
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
(of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.
(usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring; humdrum; dull; unimaginative.
As adjectives the difference between inventive and prosaic
is that inventive is of, or relating to invention while prosaic is pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.inventive
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Adjective
(en adjective)Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal", BBC Sport , 6 November 2013:
- At the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way through the visitors' defence, and were unable to find a finish when they did.
prosaic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.
- I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.
- His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.
- She lived a prosaic life.
