All 3 Uses of
prosaic
in
Lord Jim
- He knew the magic monotony of existence between sky and water: he had to bear the criticism of men, the exactions of the sea, and the prosaic severity of the daily task that gives bread—but whose only reward is in the perfect love of the work.†
Chpt 2 *
- To fling away your daily bread so as to get your hands free for a grapple with a ghost may be an act of prosaic heroism.†
Chpt 19
- Nothing could have been more prosaic and more unsafe, more extravagantly casual, more lonely.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(prosaic) lacking anything unusual, interesting, or challenging