Prosaic and Wild

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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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Wild is an antonym for prosaic.

Nearby Words: prosy, prose, prosaically

Wild adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.

Usage example: public speakers in the park typically spout some wild ideas

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Prosaic is an antonym for wild.

Nearby Words: wildly, wilding, wilde

On a more prosaic note, take a wild guess as to the profession of Horace Warfield.

Source: Video Game / StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
It was only once popular enthusiasm for the Wild West had died down, in the 1970s and onward, that historians were able to start informing the public about the relatively prosaic reality of the period.

Source: Future Imperfect

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