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prosaically

prosaically adverb: in a prosaic manner; straightforwardly.

Adverb

prosaically (comparative more prosaically, superlative most prosaically)

  1. In a prosaic manner; straightforwardly.

Forms of prosaically

comparativemore prosaically
superlativemost prosaically

Origin of prosaically

From prosaic + -ally.

Questions about prosaically

What does prosaically mean?
Prosaically means in a prosaic manner; straightforwardly.
What part of speech is prosaically?
Prosaically is an adverb.

Words near prosaically in the dictionary

  1. prosaccades
  2. prosaccadic
  3. prosaic
  4. prosaical
  5. prosaicality
  6. prosaically
  7. prosaicalness
  8. prosaicism
  9. prosaicisms
  10. prosaick
  11. prosaicness

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