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plotless

American  
[plaht-lis] / ˈplɑt lɪs /

adjective

  1. having no plot; lacking a coherent or cohesive storyline.


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Like “Birthday Offering,” this plotless ballet with six featured performers highlighted the company’s women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

This first half is plotless and rambling, with a crime mystery yielding digressions within digressions within digressions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Kinsky’s roaming Sebald-esque novels like “Grove” and “River” have made her a household name in plotless fiction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024

Although certain episodes — the season finales in particular — had more switchbacks than an Alpine mountain pass, the show was, at its core, almost entirely plotless.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2023

Both movies were rather plotless and I had a hard time communicating the gist of them.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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