No product is too prosaic or too mundane to profit greatly by attractive packaging (Wall Street Journal).
SYNONYM(S): commonplace, humdrum, dull, tedious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pro|gres´sive|ness — pro|gres|sive «pruh GREHS ihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. making progress; advancing to something better; improving: »a progressive nation. 2. favoring progress; wanting improvement or reform in government, religion, or business: »He is… … Useful english dictionary
pro|pi´tious|ness — pro|pi|tious «pruh PIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. favorable: »propitious weather for our trip, a propitious reception. The seed of pessimism, once lodged within him, flourished in a propitious soil (Lytton Strachey). SYNONYM(S): auspicious, promising … Useful english dictionary
pro|di´gious|ness — pro|di|gious «pruh DIHJ uhs», adjective. 1. very great; huge; vast: »The ocean contains a prodigious amount of water. SYNONYM(S): immense. 2. wonderful; marvelous; amazing: »a prodigious feat … Useful english dictionary
pro|duc´tive|ness — pro|duc|tive «pruh DUHK tihv», adjective. 1. producing much; fertile: »a productive farm, a productive writer. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under fertile. (Cf. ↑fertile) 2. producing food or other articles of commerce: »Farming is productive labor … Useful english dictionary
pro|fu´sive|ness — pro|fu|sive «pruh FYOO sihv», adjective. profuse; lavish; prodigal: »a profusive variety of spring flowers (Harper s). –pro|fu´sive|ly, adverb. –pro|fu´sive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pro|lif´ic|ness — pro|lif|ic «pruh LIHF ihk», adjective. 1. producing may offspring: »Rabbits are prolific animals. 2. producing much: »a prolific tree, a prolific garden, a prolific writer, Figurative. a prolific imagination. SYNONYM(S): fertile. 3. characterized … Useful english dictionary
pro|tec´tive|ness — pro|tec|tive «pruh TEHK tihv», adjective. 1. being a defense; protecting: »the hard protective covering of a turtle. Marathon came up with protective packaging that made frozen food specialties practical (Newsweek). 2. preventing injury to those… … Useful english dictionary
pro|mo´tive|ness — pro|mo|tive «pruh MOH tihv», adjective. tending to promote: »promotive of business interests. –pro|mo´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pro|tract´ed|ness — pro|tract|ed «proh TRAK tihd», adjective. lengthened. –pro|tract´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ap|pro´pri|ate|ness — ap|pro|pri|ate1 «uh PROH pree iht», adjective. right for the occasion; suitable; proper; fitting: »Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear. SYNONYM(S): meet. See syn. under fit1. (Cf. ↑fit) ╂[< Late Latin appropriātus, past parti … Useful english dictionary
