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, n.
PROSAICISM
Pro*sa"i*cism, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style. [R.] Poe.
PROSAISM
Pro"sa*ism, n.
Defn: That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner.
Coleridge.
PROSAIST
Pro"sa*ist, n.
Defn: A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. "An estimable prosaist." I. Taylor.
PROSAL
Pro"sal, a
Defn: Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic. [R.] Sir T. Browne.