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prosaic |
Grep of noun prosaic prosaicness Overview of adj prosaic The adj prosaic has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. matter-of-fact, prosaic -- (not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay") 2. pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound -- (lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot") 3. commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous -- (not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines") Antonyms of adj prosaic 3 senses of prosaic Sense 1 matter-of-fact, prosaic INDIRECT (VIA unrhetorical) -> rhetorical Sense 2 pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound INDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting Sense 3 commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous INDIRECT (VIA unexciting) -> exciting Similarity of adj prosaic 3 senses of prosaic Sense 1 matter-of-fact, prosaic => unrhetorical (vs. rhetorical) Sense 2 pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound => uninteresting (vs. interesting) Sense 3 commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous => unexciting (vs. exciting) Attributes of adj prosaic Familiarity of adj prosaic prosaic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj prosaic prosaic Overview of adj prosaic The adj prosaic has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. matter-of-fact, prosaic -- (not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay") 2. pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound -- (lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot") 3. commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous -- (not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines")
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