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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Dell may be making its laptop names boring and unoriginal, but the new Dell Pro 14 Premium is keeping things exciting with the addition of a punchy tandem OLED display.
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
For the rest of us, though, the main lesson of Mufasa is a far less generative one: Even the most talented director can’t make someone else’s unoriginal idea shine.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Catching Up Finally, the other main issue with Ballistic right now is that while its gameplay is solid (if unoriginal), the actual content within this mode is years behind anything else in the genre.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
As the sun and Saturn clash, confront what scares you: a fear of being unoriginal.
—USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
For the rest of us, though, the main lesson of Mufasa is a far less generative one: Even the most talented director can’t make someone else’s unoriginal idea shine.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
Catching Up Finally, the other main issue with Ballistic right now is that while its gameplay is solid (if unoriginal), the actual content within this mode is years behind anything else in the genre.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
As the sun and Saturn clash, confront what scares you: a fear of being unoriginal.
—USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Unoriginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unoriginal. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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