1. lacking originality; not new, fresh, or creative

Examples

• The movie was criticized for its unoriginal plot.
• Her essay contained several unoriginal ideas borrowed from other sources.
• The artist’s work was dismissed as unoriginal and derivative.
• Critics called the sequel unoriginal and predictable.
• The design was unoriginal, copying elements from existing products.
• His unoriginal approach to the problem yielded no new solutions.