pe|des|tri|an

pe|des|tri|an
pe|des|tri|an «puh DEHS tree uhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
a person who goes on foot; walker: »

Pedestrians have to watch out for automobiles turning corners.

–adj.
1. going on foot; walking.
2. for or used by pedestrians: »

The pedestrian windows [at the bank] are proving highly popular with housewives who find it hard to push their baby buggies through a revolving door, or don't feel they are dressed well enough to go into the bank (Birmingham News).

3. Figurative. without imagination; dull; slow: »

a pedestrian style in writing. The circumstances and events of his life were anything but pedestrian (Scientific American).

SYNONYM(S): commonplace, uninspired, prosaic.
[< Latin pedester, -tris on foot; (of writing) commonplace, prosaic (< pēs, pedis foot) + English -ian]

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