prosaic

adjective

1. 1

   Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.

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

2. 2

   (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.”

3. 3

   (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.”