pedestrian

 
Pronunciation: /pɪˈdɛstrɪən/

noun

  • a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle: the road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it [as modifier]: a pedestrian bridge

adjective

  • lacking inspiration or excitement; dull: disenchantment with their pedestrian lives

Derivatives

pedestrianism

noun

pedestrianly

adverb

Origin:

early 18th century: from French pédestre or Latin pedester 'going on foot', also 'written in prose' + -ian. Early use in English was in the description of writing as 'prosaic'