prosaic
/pɹoʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ adjectif C2- Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose. · The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry.
- Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry. · I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late.
- Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring. · His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it.· She lived a prosaic life.
Dans la bibliothèque
That sounded so prosaic; but to my surprise I found it true.
Had the prosaic finding of the coroner not finally put an end to the romantic stories which have been whispered in connection with the affair, it might have been difficult to find a tenant for Baskerville Hall.
There he sat, with his tweed suit and his American accent, in the corner of a prosaic railway-carriage, and yet as I looked at his dark and expressive face I felt more than ever how true a descendant he was of that long line of high-blooded, fiery, and masterful men.
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