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Meanings of more prosaic in English

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Usage of more prosaic in English
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I sometimes wonder whether the situation isn't even more prosaic than that.
Masked
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In truth, the world of persuasion is a good deal more prosaic.
The new yorker
3
The reality for the Garda Siochana is a little bit more prosaic.
The Irish Times
4
The much more prosaic reason is that the sponsors are pulling out.
The Irish Times
5
And, on a more prosaic level, I just like the name Hardy.
The Guardian
6
Laurence's own tent, a gaudy but more prosaic affair, stood directly beside.
Blood of Tyrants
7
No, there was a much simpler and more prosaic motive than that.
Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
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All of this stuff happens and literature gets more prosaic too, right?
The new yorker
9
For Delmonte, the main difficulties so far have been more prosaic.
The Guardian
10
To tell you the truth, my reasoning was far more prosaic than that.
In the shadow of the cypress
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Ultimately, though, the more prosaic goals carried the greater significance in this contest.
The Guardian
12
Yet on the ground, the experience of businesses is more prosaic.
Reuters
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The girls are the more active authors, and the more prosaic.
The Children
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The more prosaic part of the business had then to be attended to.
The Life of Columbus
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He expected a more prosaic answer; but he took her cue.
Put Yourself in His Place
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His romantic nature invariably bows to the more prosaic side of his personality.
The Irish Times
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common