The adjective "banausic" describes something as mechanical, utilitarian, or routine, as opposed to inspiring or imaginative.
Adjektivet "banausic" beskriver något som är mekaniskt, utilitaristiskt eller rutinmässigt, i motsats till inspirerande eller fantasifullt.
| Back | banausic /buh-NAW-sik, -zik/ |
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| Front | adjective Mechanical, utilitarian or routine, as opposed to inspiring or imaginative. [From Greek banausikos, from banausos (mechanic).] "It will leave Beagle 2 to its banausic task of probing and burrowing into the surface of the Red Planet in its futile search for microbes and soda water." - Peter Simple; Rogue Elements; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Jun 6, 2003. |
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