Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Lacking originality; trite.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not original; derived; adventitious; accidental.
- Having no origin or birth; ungenerated.
Wiktionary
- adj. lacking originality
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual
Examples
“Nice prank, albeit in unoriginal (scroll down to find the story of the ryegrass “M”).”
“*That's* not a hacky - or 'unoriginal' - move at all. greggorybasore well said Jerry”
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“It is difficult to be called unoriginal, though I so often am.”
“I come from Nintendo forum, and it's amazing how many weak games are praised for being on the Wii and how many PS3 games are being dubbed unoriginal and the PS3 is too powerful, I don't know if they're jealous or if they are that set in their fanboyism.”
“[W] hile some of the trappings and even some of the plot elements could easily be called unoriginal, Bayona and screenwriter Sergio G Sánchez arrange them in a fresh way, crafting an emotionally resonant, nerve-jangling experience," writes”
“Tell me what do you mean when talking "unoriginal"?”
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“The point of this remarkable journey is to illustrate just how complicated and "unoriginal" the most original creativity is, how much even trail-blazing innovators rely on borrowing from other artists to invent their new creations.”
“I definitely agree with your definition, but I do think the point that fanfic isn't unoriginal - look at these famous people who write in the same "unoriginal" fashion - is a good one.”
“This "unoriginal" discussion may be interesting, but it's not at all a reflection of the times.”
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