Meaning

• Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

  "The tenor of Eliot's prosaic work differs greatly from that of his poetry."

• (of writing or speaking) Straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry.

  "I was simply making the prosaic point that we are running late."

• (main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.

  "His account of the incident was so prosaic that I nodded off while reading it."