prosaically

2 definitions found

prosaically - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,
     from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa["i]que. See Prose.]
     1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form
        of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a
        prosaic composition. --Cudworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;
        as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev.
        [1913 Webster] -- Pro*sa"ic*al*ly, adv. --
        Pro*sa"ic*al*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

prosaically - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  prosaically
      adv 1: in a matter-of-fact manner; "I applied my attention
             prosaically to my routine" [syn: prosaically,
             unimaginatively]