1. prosaic
Peter thought that the author’s works were prosaic, but he had to read them for his course work.
Her prosaic approach often puts everyone to sleep
2. dreary
It's a dreary place.
A dreary landscape spread out for miles in all directions.
I've got to go to another dreary meeting tomorrow.
Today's weather is dreary and depressing.
what are other words for dreary? dismal, dull, gloomy, cheerless, dark, bleak, drab, sad, tedious, depressing
I'm ashamed to tell such a muddled story in this dreary, rainy season, but please bear with me for a while.
What makes life dreary is the want of motivation.
“There is nothing more gray, stultifying, or dreary than life lived inside the confines of a theory.”
She had spent another dreary day in the office
a rainy, dreary day
No one likes dreary people.
The party was dreary so I left early.
I would not ask you to stay in such a dreary place!
I find my job really dreary.
Then, although it was dreary up to the other day, everywhere were flowers, flowers, flowers.