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 funny thing is that the designs Mr. Reed has in mind for these ladies are as derivative and unoriginal as his monologues, and that’s kind of the point.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
The bourbon shelf is overflowing with unoriginal ‘me-too’ bottles.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The Roman allegory — in which Cesar aspires to change his government while fulfilling his creative hubris, enjoying the perks of fickle celebrity — is both inexact and unoriginal.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
The dreamlike mishmash of religious iconography and in-your-face motherhood imagery that Belinda witnesses in ghostly visions reads as derivative and unoriginal.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
The bourbon shelf is overflowing with unoriginal ‘me-too’ bottles.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
The Roman allegory — in which Cesar aspires to change his government while fulfilling his creative hubris, enjoying the perks of fickle celebrity — is both inexact and unoriginal.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
The dreamlike mishmash of religious iconography and in-your-face motherhood imagery that Belinda witnesses in ghostly visions reads as derivative and unoriginal.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Unoriginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoriginal. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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