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prosaic | prosaist |

As an adjective prosaic

is pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

As a noun prosaist is

a person who writes prose.

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

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    prosaist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who writes prose
  • A prosaic person