unoriginal
adjective
un·orig·i·nal
ˌən-ə-ˈrj-jə-nᵊl 
-ˈrij-nəl
: lacking originality : not original
an unoriginal idea
a movie with a highly unoriginal plot
an unoriginal thinker
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critics faulted the novel for having a painfully unoriginal plot
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The idea may be just as unoriginal as florals for spring.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The writing in general felt designed by committee to be as inoffensive and unoriginal as possible.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Meta, for example, prohibits users from sharing unoriginal or infringing content.
—Veronica Ramirez, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Cop and robber party together, share their pained back stories and unoriginal jokes about French cuisine and evade a local police squad known as Pantera.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The writing in general felt designed by committee to be as inoffensive and unoriginal as possible.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Meta, for example, prohibits users from sharing unoriginal or infringing content.
—Veronica Ramirez, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Cop and robber party together, share their pained back stories and unoriginal jokes about French cuisine and evade a local police squad known as Pantera.
—Robert Daniels, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Unoriginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoriginal. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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