banausic
/bəˈnɔːsɪk
/adjective formal
1Not operating on an elevated level; mundane: serious discussion of scientific problems was regarded as banausic...
- Harry has recently shut down the comments boxes on his post (as has a certain banausic, irrelevant gnat), and one sees why.
- But Hari does an excellent job of ripping the banausic frontmen for archaic prejudice to shreds.
- Of course, the banausic Belichick - at his glibbest - counters: ‘Yeah, everyone complains about my fashion.’
1.1Relating to technical work: his contribution may have been administrative or banausic
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek banausikos 'of or for artisans'.
- overvulcanize
- over-warm
- have (or add) another string to one's bow
- have (or be on) a short fuse
- have (or eat) someone for breakfast
- have (or gain) the upper hand
- have (or get) a foot in the door
- have (or get) a leg-up on
- have (or get) itchy feet
- have (or get)one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) someone/thing taped
- have (or get) something down to a fine art
- have (or give) it large
- have (or have grown) whiskers
- have (or hold) no terrors for someone
- have (or hold) someone in the palm of one's hand
- have (or keep) an ear to the ground
- have (or keep) one's eye on
- have (or keep) one's finger on the pulse
- have (or keep) one's (or both) feet on the ground
- have (or keep) one's wits about one
- have (or know) all the answers
- have (or put) one's heart in
- have (or put) someone/thing down as