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prosaically
adverb
formaluk /prəˈzeɪ.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /prəˈzeɪ.ɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that lacks interest, imagination, or excitement:
more prosaicallyThe palace has become home to various museums and, more prosaically, a conference centre.
The writers' first meeting was, prosaically, at breakfast-time.
The modern dinosaurs that are alive today are known more prosaically as birds.
This story of an obsession that destroyed so many lives began prosaically enough with the actions of a weak and selfish man.
His autobiography, published in 2003, was prosaically entitled "The Scientist".
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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anonymous
banal
banally
basic
marginal
marmoreal
meh
menial
menially
staidly
stale
staleness
stodgily
stodgy
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watch the clockidiom
wearisome
wearisomely
weary
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