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Webster 1913 Edition


Prosaical

{

Pro-sa′ic

,

Pro-sa′ic-al

, }
Adj.
[L.
prosaius
, from
prosa
prose: cf. F,.
prosaïque
. 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
,
Noun.

Definition 2024


prosaical

prosaical

English

Adjective

prosaical (comparative more prosaical, superlative most prosaical)

  1. Alternative form of prosaic

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