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|clit´i|cal|ly — pro|clit|ic «proh KLIHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. (of a word) so closely connected with a following word as to have no independent accent. –n. a proclitic word. In the following example to is a proclitic word: »to see and to do. ╂[< New… … Useful english dictionary
pro|lep´ti|cal|ly — pro|lep|tic «proh LEHP tihk», adjective. 1. = anticipative: (Cf. ↑anticipative) »A proleptic instinct made him look forward (Eden Philpotts). 2. involving prolepsis. –pro|lep´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro|phet´i|cal|ly — pro|phet|ic «pruh FEHT ihk», adjective. 1. belonging to a prophet; such as a prophet has: »prophetic power. 2. containing prophecy: »a prophetic saying. 3. giving warning of what is to happen; foretelling: »Thunder is often prophetic of showers.… … Useful english dictionary
pro|sod´i|cal|ly — pro|sod|ic «proh SOD ihk», adjective. of or having to do with prosody: »... prosodic features of the language stress, transition, and pitch (Harold Whitehall). –pro|sod´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro|thet´i|cal|ly — pro|thet|ic «proh THEHT ihk», adjective. having to do with or exhibiting prothesis. –pro|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro|lif|i|cal|ly — «pruh LIHF uh klee», adverb. in a prolific manner … Useful english dictionary
pro|phet|i|cal — «pruh FEHT uh kuhl», adjective. = prophetic. (Cf. ↑prophetic) … Useful english dictionary
pro|sod|i|cal — «proh SOD uh kuhl», adjective. = prosodic. (Cf. ↑prosodic) … Useful english dictionary
pro — pro·bate; pro·ba·tion·ary; pro·bos·cid·ea; pro·bos·ci·de·an; pro·ca·vi·id; pro·ce·dur·al; pro·ce·dure; pro·ceed; pro·ce·leus·mat·ic; pro·cess; pro·ces·sion; pro·ces·sion·al; pro·chordate; pro·claim; pro·clit·ic; pro·coe·lia; pro·coe·li·an;… … English syllables
pro|sa´ic|ness — pro|sa|ic «proh ZAY ihk», adjective. 1. like prose; matter of act; ordinary; not exciting: »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
