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prosaically |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius from prosa prose: cf F,. prosa["i]que. See {Prose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical writing or using prose; as a prosaic composition. --Cudworth. 2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev. -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prosaically adv : in a matter-of-fact manner; "I applied my attention prosaically to my routine" [syn: {unimaginatively}]
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