prosaicaladj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪᵻkl/, U.S.

/prəˈzeɪᵻk(ə)l/,

/proʊˈzeɪᵻk(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s prosaicall, 1600s– prosaical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prosaicus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin prosaicus prosaic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare later prosaic adj.

†1. Written in prose; writing in prose; = prosaic adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [adjective]

prosaical1583

prosea1586

prosal1654

prosaic1656

1583 W. Fulke Def. Transl. Script. i. 49 I heare you grudge against poetrie, and poeticall licence, as doubtlesse you would quarrell against profane authorities, if I should bring you any like examples out of Prosaicall writers.

1616 P. Hay Vision Balaams Asse 206 When the vertues and commendation [of music] are made the subiect matter of prosaicall discourse..it will haue its wonted operation.

1652 L. S. Natures Dowrie v. 10 As we may observe both from their Poets, and Prosaicall writers.

1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 251 Consider the prosaical works of Milton, you will find them more nervous than elegant.

1791 J. Trapp tr. J. W. von Archenholz Picture of Italy I. v. 147 Algarotti..is looked upon as the best model in Italian prose; but how much inferior is that writer in his style, to the prosaical writers of England.

1808 T. F. Dibdin in T. More Utopia Introd. 73 The first prosaical work with which Rastell's ponderous folio opens is called ‘The Life of John Picus’.

1888 Hebraica 4 120 A poem..which but for a kind of commentary which he has fortunately attached..would be perfectly unintelligible. Even as it is, despite the prosaical supplement, there are many passages which are..enigmas.

2. Characteristic or suggestive of prose as opposed to poetry; (hence) unpoetic, unromantic, dull, commonplace; = prosaic adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > commonplace

quotidian1430

trite1548

beaten1587

trivial1589

threadbare1598

protrite1604

prose1606

commonplace1616

everyday1628

prostitute1631

prosaical1699

tritical1709

prosaic1729

tritish1779

hack1821

rum-ti-tum1832

unspecial1838

banal1840

commonplacish1847

prosy1849

inventionless1887

thread-worn1888

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > trite or banal

quotidian1430

trite1548

protrite1604

obvious1617

unbravea1681

prosaical1699

tritical1709

prosaic1729

hack1759

unstrikinga1774

commonplace1801

prosy1837

banal1840

mundane1850

unsensational1854

bromidic1906

corn-fed1929

corn-ball1970

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 218 As familiar and prosaical, as our Censurer would make it.

1789 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. V. ii. 468 It may be objected to Milton's versification, that, by his periods and members of periods, he has made his composition so perfectly prosaical, that the verse is lost.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1780 II. 343 Garrick then ventured to observe, ‘I do not think that the happiest line in the praise of Shakspeare.’ Johnson exclaimed (smiling) ‘Prosaical rogues; next time I write, I'll make both time and space pant.’

1826 J. K. Paulding Merry Tales Three Wise Men of Gotham 8 Almost all countries have a prosaical and a poetical name—Gallia, Iberia, Ausonia, Hesperia, Albion, Hibernia, Columbia, and a hundred others.

1848 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) II. 33 I found that now too prosaical for my romantic circumstances.

1859 C. Kingsley Misc. I. i. 29 It is the practical, prosaical fanatic who does the work.

1881 Catholic World Dec. 330 Marriage is a highly prosaical and matter-of-fact concern with other ends in view than the satisfaction of mere sentiment.

1945 Hesperia 14 200 The logical and prosaical conclusion..shows the mental process of the orator.

2000 Village Voice (Nexis) 25 Jan. 55 People and settings pile up more like prosaical evidence for an argument than full-figured story elements.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prosaical
释义	prosaicaladj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈzeɪᵻkl/, U.S. /prəˈzeɪᵻk(ə)l/, /proʊˈzeɪᵻk(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s prosaicall, 1600s– prosaical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prosaicus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin prosaicus prosaic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare later prosaic adj. †1. Written in prose; writing in prose; = prosaic adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > [adjective] prosaical1583 prosea1586 prosal1654 prosaic1656 1583 W. Fulke Def. Transl. Script. i. 49 I heare you grudge against poetrie, and poeticall licence, as doubtlesse you would quarrell against profane authorities, if I should bring you any like examples out of Prosaicall writers. 1616 P. Hay Vision Balaams Asse 206 When the vertues and commendation [of music] are made the subiect matter of prosaicall discourse..it will haue its wonted operation. 1652 L. S. Natures Dowrie v. 10 As we may observe both from their Poets, and Prosaicall writers. 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 251 Consider the prosaical works of Milton, you will find them more nervous than elegant. 1791 J. Trapp tr. J. W. von Archenholz Picture of Italy I. v. 147 Algarotti..is looked upon as the best model in Italian prose; but how much inferior is that writer in his style, to the prosaical writers of England. 1808 T. F. Dibdin in T. More Utopia Introd. 73 The first prosaical work with which Rastell's ponderous folio opens is called ‘The Life of John Picus’. 1888 Hebraica 4 120 A poem..which but for a kind of commentary which he has fortunately attached..would be perfectly unintelligible. Even as it is, despite the prosaical supplement, there are many passages which are..enigmas. 2. Characteristic or suggestive of prose as opposed to poetry; (hence) unpoetic, unromantic, dull, commonplace; = prosaic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > commonplace quotidian1430 trite1548 beaten1587 trivial1589 threadbare1598 protrite1604 prose1606 commonplace1616 everyday1628 prostitute1631 prosaical1699 tritical1709 prosaic1729 tritish1779 hack1821 rum-ti-tum1832 unspecial1838 banal1840 commonplacish1847 prosy1849 inventionless1887 thread-worn1888 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > trite or banal quotidian1430 trite1548 protrite1604 obvious1617 unbravea1681 prosaical1699 tritical1709 prosaic1729 hack1759 unstrikinga1774 commonplace1801 prosy1837 banal1840 mundane1850 unsensational1854 bromidic1906 corn-fed1929 corn-ball1970 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 218 As familiar and prosaical, as our Censurer would make it. 1789 Ld. Monboddo Of Origin & Progress of Lang. V. ii. 468 It may be objected to Milton's versification, that, by his periods and members of periods, he has made his composition so perfectly prosaical, that the verse is lost. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1780 II. 343 Garrick then ventured to observe, ‘I do not think that the happiest line in the praise of Shakspeare.’ Johnson exclaimed (smiling) ‘Prosaical rogues; next time I write, I'll make both time and space pant.’ 1826 J. K. Paulding Merry Tales Three Wise Men of Gotham 8 Almost all countries have a prosaical and a poetical name—Gallia, Iberia, Ausonia, Hesperia, Albion, Hibernia, Columbia, and a hundred others. 1848 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) II. 33 I found that now too prosaical for my romantic circumstances. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. I. i. 29 It is the practical, prosaical fanatic who does the work. 1881 Catholic World Dec. 330 Marriage is a highly prosaical and matter-of-fact concern with other ends in view than the satisfaction of mere sentiment. 1945 Hesperia 14 200 The logical and prosaical conclusion..shows the mental process of the orator. 2000 Village Voice (Nexis) 25 Jan. 55 People and settings pile up more like prosaical evidence for an argument than full-figured story elements. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1583
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