banausic

adj.

1. Merely mechanical; routine: "a sensitive, self-conscious creature . . . in sad revolt against uncongenially banausic employment" (London Magazine).
2. Of or relating to a mechanic.

[Greek banausikos, from banausos, mechanic.]

(buh-NAW-sik, -zik)

adjective
Mechanical, utilitarian or routine, as opposed to inspiring or imaginative.

Etymology
From Greek banausikos, from banausos (mechanic).

Usage
"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.

"Timothy McVeigh did quite a number on the Oklahoma City federal building, even though his banausic use of explosives probably disgusted a professional like Loizeaux." — Bruce Schneier; Secrets and Lies : Digital Security in a Networked World; John Wiley & Sons, 2000. http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471253111/ws00-20/

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relating to or concerned with earning a living -- used pejoratively
contempt for the banausic occupations - T. S. Eliot
also: utilitarian, practical
such mundane and banausic considerations as comfort and durability - G. B. Boyer

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (formal) ordinary and not refined

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