unpoetic
/ʌnpoʊˈɛtɪk/
adjective
- Lacking the qualities of poetry; not beautiful, imaginative, or emotionally expressive.
- The unpoetic description of the sunset sounded like a weather report.
- His speech was unpoetic and full of boring facts.
- She found the graffiti unpoetic, just ugly scribbles on the wall.
- Not suitable for or characteristic of poetry; prosaic or mundane.
- The unpoetic reality of farm life was far from the romantic novels she read.
- He preferred to write about unpoetic things like traffic jams and grocery lists.
- The subject of taxes seemed unpoetic to the young writer.
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