UNORIGINAL

unoriginal

(adjective) not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; “the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations”; “his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern”- Gwethalyn Graham

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unoriginal (comparative more unoriginal, superlative most unoriginal)

Lacking originality.

(rare) Not being the first or earliest version of something, not original.

(obsolete) Without an origin or source.

Synonyms

• (lacking originality, referring to people): uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive

• (lacking originality, referring to things): clichĂ©d, derivative, predictable

• See also hackneyed

Source: Wiktionary



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