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unoriginal

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un·o·rig·i·nal  (n-rj-nl)
adj.
Lacking originality; trite.

unoriginal [ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnəl]
adj
not fresh and unusual
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unoriginalunoriginal - 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
conventional - following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
uncreative - not creative; "an uncreative imagination"
stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
Translations
unoriginal [ˈʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnəl] ADJpoco original
unoriginal
adjwenig originell
unoriginal [ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnl] adjpoco originale, privo/a di originalità
unoriginal [ˌʌnəˈrɪdʒɪnl] adjpoco originale, privo/a di originalità


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It was so cleverly stupid and unoriginal, and also so convincing, that the leaders cannot help but regard him as safe and sure, while his platitudes are so much like the platitudes of the average voter that - oh, well, you know you flatter any man by dressing up his own thoughts for him and presenting them to him.
 
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