Main Entry:

pro·sa·ic

Pronunciation:

\prō-ˈzā-ik\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa prose

Date:

circa 1656

1 a: characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual b: dull, unimaginative <prosaic advice>2: everyday, ordinary <heroic characters wasted in prosaic lives — Kirkus Reviews>

— pro·sa·i·cal·ly \-ˈzā-ə-k(ə-)lē\ adverb