unimaginative
Britishadjective
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It is possible that thinking is unimaginative, too dead to the urgency of the moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
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
“For over a decade, Nicholson suffered from unaggressive and unimaginative representation,” McGilligan wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024
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
Those who had trouble completing the unimaginative, unvaried course of calisthenics did not always agree, but I was ready for any break from the tedium of the class-room.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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