unimaginative
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- unimaginatively adverb
Example Sentences
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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
Rich criticized the unimaginative set design that made “Emerald City looks like a honeymoon suite at a Las Vegas hotel” and said that the cast contained “not a single performer who can act.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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
Othell Yarwyck was as stolid and unimaginative as he was taciturn, and the First Rangers seemed to die as quick as they were named.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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