prosaic
adjective
[ prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk ]
• having or using the style or diction of prose as opposed to poetry; lacking imaginativeness or originality.
• "prosaic language can't convey the experience"
Similar:
unimaginative,
uninspired,
matter-of-fact,
dull,
dry,
humdrum,
mundane,
pedestrian,
heavy,
plodding,
lifeless,
dead,
spiritless,
lacklustre,
undistinguished,
stale,
jejune,
bland,
insipid,
vapid,
vacuous,
banal,
hackneyed,
trite,
literal,
factual,
unpoetic,
unemotional,
unsentimental,
clear,
plain,
unadorned,
unembellished,
unvarnished,
monotonous,
deadpan,
flat,
Origin:
late 16th century (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late Latin prosaicus, from Latin prosa ‘straightforward (discourse)’ (see prose). Current senses of the adjective date from the mid 18th century.
