banausic

adjective

Definition of banausicnext
as in utilitarian

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  1. utilitarian
  2. mundane
  3. pragmatic
  4. obtainable
Adjective
  • Best Fall Boot Trends Worth Shopping in 2026 At Hermès, Proenza Schouler, and Tory Burch, riding boots returned with a utilitarian sensibility, favoring structured leather, streamlined shafts, and minimal hardware over anything too precious.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The company has quietly transformed from a single-product utilitarian clog maker into a global footwear powerhouse.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of utilitarian
Adjective
  • Large swaths of the film are composed of close-ups of people’s faces or hands, giving seemingly mundane exchanges and gestures — say, a moment when Evans, unimpressed with Holmes’s egg-whisking technique, confiscates the bowl — greater weight.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But even the mundane conversations were remarkable in their unremarkableness.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of mundane
Adjective
  • Other executives describe him as pragmatic, meticulous, and unifying.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Barkov, a workout fiend, is taking a pragmatic approach to his latest injury.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of pragmatic
Adjective
  • The Heat are confident to start the season, but there are multiple reasons to think the team’s lofty goals might not be obtainable in a remade and loaded East.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The court found Village Homes’ financial predictions and reorganization plan obtainable.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of obtainable
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