prosaic

2 definitions • 3 examples

without interest, imagination, and excitement:

If only she'd been called Camilla or Flavia instead of the prosaic Jane.

He asked if I'd got my black eye in a fight - I told him the prosaic truth that I'd banged my head on a door.

ordinary and not especially interesting or unusual:

Only a few prosaic tables and chairs remained by the time we got to the auction.