WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•sa•ic /proʊˈzeɪɪk/USA pronunciation also proˈsa•i•cal,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- commonplace or dull;
matter-of-fact;
not imaginative:a prosaic mind.
pro•sa•ic
(prō zā′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
pro•sa′i•cal•ly, adv.
pro•sa′ic•ness, n.
- commonplace or dull;
matter-of-fact or unimaginative:a prosaic mind. - of or having the character or form of prose rather than poetry.
- Late Latin prōsaicus. See prose, -ic 1650–60
pro•sa′ic•ness, n.
- 1. ordinary, everyday; vapid, humdrum, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting.