adv
Meaning 1
Done in an unimaginative manner; not creatively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unimaginatively
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British, Southern, Standard: /ˌʌnɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪvlɪj/
adverb
Meaning 2
without imagination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the stage sets were designed rather unimaginatively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: imaginatively
adverb
Meaning 3
in a matter-of-fact manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I applied my attention prosaically to my routine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prosaically
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English unimaginative Middle English -ly English -ly English unimaginatively From unimaginative + -ly.