Prosaic and Scarce

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Prosaic adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

Usage example: an author with a knack for finding something of interest in the most prosaic details of suburban life

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Scarce is an antonym for prosaic.

Nearby Words: prosy, prose, prosaically

Scarce adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

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Prosaic is an antonym for scarce.

Nearby Words: scarcity, scarcely, scarceness

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Scarce and Prosaic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prosaic/scarce

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