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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions prosaic adjective  Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose. The tenor of Eliot's work differs greatly from that of his poetry. (context, of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry. I was simply making the point that we are running late. (context, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain or simple, to the point of being boring; humdrum. His account of the incident was so that I nodded off while reading it. She lived a life. Etymology: From French prosaíque > Medieval Latin prosaicus ('in prose') < Latin prosa ('prose') < prorsus ('straightforward', 'in prose') > Old Latin provorsus ('straight ahead') < pro- ('forward') + vorsus ('turned') < vertere ('to turn') < Proto-Indo-European base wer- ('to turn', 'to bend').      Full Definition of prosaic  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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