uninventive
Example Sentences
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His paintings were considered uninventive and consequently ignored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But where “Inventing Anna” insists on fidelity to real life, it’s annoying, such as in Garner’s uninventive portrayal of Anna.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
Next to Durham and Cincinnati, L.A. might have seemed uncharacteristically uninventive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2016
Not only is this a close repetition of other corporate attempts to dodge regulation, it's actually so uninventive that VW was caught and fined in 1973 for dodging similar tests.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2015
Lem Perry, the leader of the claque, had a somewhat set speech, being uninventive in the construction of new phrases.
From Roads of Destiny by Henry, O.
