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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Rohrwacher’s unoriginal, simplistic aim is to wipe the slate of male-filmmaker influence.
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Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
The colorful cans come in four decidedly unoriginal, Spindrift-esque flavors: lime, grapefruit, peach, and black cherry.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2024
The cardinal event of Saturday night is the dunk contest, which is now a lame parade of props, unoriginal ideas, and G-Leaguers.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
Perhaps that’s why so much of this early new era of MLS has felt so clumsy, so ill-fitting and so unoriginal.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Submitting a research paper filled with plagiarism or unoriginal thoughts could seriously impact your grades and, depending on your institution, lead to expulsion.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Peltz’s diagnoses of Disney’s key challenges are rather unoriginal.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
After a few seconds, the program spat out an eight-paragraph essay, unoriginal but coherent, with works cited.
—Christopher Beam, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
In its unoriginal premise — yet another knight trying to impress his lady!
—Ilan Stavans, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
The colorful cans come in four decidedly unoriginal, Spindrift-esque flavors: lime, grapefruit, peach, and black cherry.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2024
The cardinal event of Saturday night is the dunk contest, which is now a lame parade of props, unoriginal ideas, and G-Leaguers.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
Perhaps that’s why so much of this early new era of MLS has felt so clumsy, so ill-fitting and so unoriginal.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Submitting a research paper filled with plagiarism or unoriginal thoughts could seriously impact your grades and, depending on your institution, lead to expulsion.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Peltz’s diagnoses of Disney’s key challenges are rather unoriginal.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
After a few seconds, the program spat out an eight-paragraph essay, unoriginal but coherent, with works cited.
—Christopher Beam, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
In its unoriginal premise — yet another knight trying to impress his lady!
—Ilan Stavans, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
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