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  • 101simply — Synonyms and related words: absolutely, aesthetically, after a fashion, alone, altogether, appreciably, apprehensibly, articulately, artistically, artlessly, ascetically, at any rate, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the… …

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  • 102prosaic — pro|sa|ic [prəuˈzeı ık, prə US prou , prə ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: prosaicus, from Latin prosa; PROSE] boring or ordinary ▪ a prosaic writing style ▪ The reality, however, is probably more prosaic. >prosaically [ kli] adv …

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  • 103prosaic — [prə(ʊ) zeɪɪk] adjective 1》 having the style or diction of prose. 2》 commonplace; unromantic. Derivatives prosaically adverb prosaicness noun Origin C16 (as a noun denoting a prose writer): from late L. prosaicus, from L. prosa (see prose) …

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  • 104invita minerva — [L., With Minerva unwilling.] Without inspiration, without the touch of genius, mechanically, by effort, prosaically …

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  • 105prosaic — adjective boring, ordinary, or lacking in imagination: a prosaic writing style | People said he d been a pirate, but the truth was more prosaic. prosaically / kli/ adverb …

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  • 106ordinarily — adv 1. generally, in general, in ordinary cases, under usual circumstances, usually, in the usual course of things, customarily; habitually, from habit, as a rule, from day to day, regularly, routinely, daily, Inf. like clockwork; frequently, for …

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  • 107prosaic — UK [prəʊˈzeɪɪk] / US [proʊˈzeɪɪk] adjective ordinary and lacking imagination or excitement Derived word: prosaically UK [prəʊˈzeɪɪklɪ] / US [proʊˈzeɪɪklɪ] adverb …

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  • 108prosaic — /proʊˈzeɪɪk / (say proh zayik), /prə / (say pruh ) adjective 1. commonplace or dull; matter of fact or unimaginative: *A model who does not like modelling conditions can, and should, leave the field and enter more prosaic employment. –figure and… …

  • 109chortler — chor·tle (chôr’tl) n. ▸ A snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle. intr. & tr.v. chor·tled, chor·tling, chor·tles ▸ To utter a chortle or express with a chortle. ╂ [Blend of CHUCKLE(Cf. ↑chuckle) and SNORT(Cf. ↑ …

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  • 110circles —    , circling    Symbolically, a circle can stand for perfection, wholeness, or a boundary (protective or confining); circling round something can be a way of honouring or blessing it, or, conversely, of receiving blessing or power from it.… …

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