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English
Etymology
From un- + imaginative.
Pronunciation
Adjective
unimaginative (comparative more unimaginative, superlative most unimaginative)
- Not imaginative.
- Synonyms: uncreative, uninventive, uninspired, unoriginal
- Antonym: imaginative
1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 251:For the first ten years of nationalisation a further note of overall gloom was added by the depressing policy of unimaginative Regional colour schemes, indifferently applied.
1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 398:Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked tungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:His views were echoed by The Economist, which feared that the effects of modernisation would be no more than "chromium-plated" inefficiency caused by unimaginative railway management and adverse union reaction.
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