unimaginative
Britishadjective
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The best that can be said for the officers in charge is that they were unimaginative, by-the-book commanders overwhelmed by their responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
It is the sort of thing late-night comedians caricature when they want to illustrate unimaginative gift-giving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Car Chase — that’s the direct, if unimaginative, name for Pluto TV’s new channel — airs each pursuit from the first breaking news chyron to its inevitable end.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2023
The rookie needs help from his coaches, who have failed him with unimaginative play designs that have often times left him running for cover without any checkdown options.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Indeed, Ragwort, the most unimaginative rabbit alive, had actually heard it underground.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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