pedestrian

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: walkerfooterprosaicprosyearthbound

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person who travels by footSynonyms: walkerfooter

Adjective (1)

  1. lacking wit or imagination“a pedestrian movie plot”Synonyms: prosaicprosyearthbound
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pedestrian \Pe*des"tri*an\, a.

1.Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian journey. [1913 Webster]

2.Lacking in distinction or imaginativeness; ordinary; commonplace; dull; insipid; prosaic; as, pedestrian prose. [PJC]

Pedestrian \Pe*des"tri*an\, n. A walker; one who journeys on foot; a foot traveler; specif., a professional walker or runner. [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

PEDESTRIAN, n. The variable (an audible) part of the roadway for an automobile.
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