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prosaic

adjective (prosaic, more prosaic, most prosaic)

«prosaic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Ordinary and dull; not imaginative or exciting. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a plain, everyday thing is set against a magic or fancy one

Examples

The cow is a prosaic animal, not a magic one. tree →
His prosaic answer disappointed the children. tree →
We went by a prosaic bus, not a flying carpet. tree →
The story had a prosaic ending. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «prosaic» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«prosaic» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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