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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pro·sa·ic /proˈzeɪk/
 (a.)散文的,散文體的,散文性的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pro·sa·ic Pro·sa·ic·al a.
 1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a prosaic composition.
 2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person.
 -- Pro*sa*ic*al*ly, adv. -- Pro*sa*ic*al*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 prosaic
      adj 1: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the
             history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a
             prosaic and unimaginative essay" [syn: matter-of-fact]
      2: lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" [syn:
         pedestrian, prosy, earthbound]
      3: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an
         unglamorous job greasing engines" [syn: commonplace, humdrum,
          unglamorous, unglamourous]