Synonyms:
commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous
Meaning: not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
Synonyms:
pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound
Meaning: lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"
Synonyms:
matter-of-fact, prosaic
Meaning: not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
Usage examples
'I mean the real prosaic fact, you know--'
"A prosaic ending to a pretty speech," she said.
The settler came third, prosaic and plodding, but dauntless too.
It is heavy, abstract and prosaic, and shows how intolerably dull a man can be who has the best intentions and the most earnest beliefs.
'Just so,' said Mrs. Micawber, 'my dear Mr. Traddles, I wish to be as prosaic and literal as possible on a subject of so much importance.'
The little round, black-plumed hat was becoming also; but in his now more prosaic mood, he could stand that, too, pretty as it was in an innocent, unconsciously-coquettish way.
And as he did so a thunderbolt struck his soul. A man, a heavy, ordinary man, with a composed indifferent face, and a prosaic sort of uniform, with a row of buttons, blocked his way.
It was very preposterous, that even though his mood was so prosaic and paternal a one, he was absurdly, vacantly sensible of feeling some uneasiness at the brightness of her upturned face.
Now the people which is thus carried away by the illusions of glory is unquestionably the most cold and calculating, the most unmilitary (if I may use the expression), and the most prosaic of all the peoples of the earth.