PROSAIC

(adj.) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
"an unglamorous job greasing engines"
synonyms : commonplace , humdrum , unglamorous , unglamourous
Amit was tired of his prosaic job as a clothes salesman. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) lacking wit or imagination
"a pedestrian movie plot"
synonyms : earthbound , pedestrian , prosy
In my opinion, classical writers and essayists often adopted a prosaic style of writing. -added by naila_inlas
Though she was rich, she had a pedestrian taste in clothing. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) not fanciful or imaginative
"local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones", "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
synonyms : matter-of-fact
In Adam Smith’s fantasy stories, the most prosaic objects are turned into wondrous things. -added by naila_inlas

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(Tag: ) mosaic--->beautiful artistic work with full of vibrant colours.....prosaic ...opposite of that ...dull
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(Tag: ) divide it like pros(prose)+aic- prose consist of facts and facts do not produce any interest in you, do not require any imagination so prose is dull and unimaginative and very boring in reading.
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(Tag: eng) imagine dat a "prose" composition is "sacked" frm ur eng-prose book...coz it was so "dull n unimaginative" dat no1 wnts 2 read it...
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