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uninnovative

uninnovative adjective: not innovative.

Adjective

uninnovative (comparative more uninnovative, superlative most uninnovative)

  1. Not innovative.
    • Socialism is high-cost, uninnovative, and inefficient, whereas production by private firms tends to be innovative and efficient.2012, David R. Henderson, “Do Governments Need to Go to War for Oil?”, in Robert E. Looney, editor, Handbook of Oil Politics, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 141
    • On Facebook, Jan Honza Zicha said: "I remember time when [Banksy] was 'on to subject' before anyone else or at least part of the first liners. Unfortunately this time, he is about 10 months too late and the art work is truly... well obvious and uninnovative."2017 May 7, “Dover Banksy mural shows star chiselled off EU flag”, in BBC News

Forms of uninnovative

comparativemore uninnovative
superlativemost uninnovative

Origin of uninnovative

From un- + innovative.

Questions about uninnovative

What does uninnovative mean?
Uninnovative means not innovative.
What part of speech is uninnovative?
Uninnovative is an adjective.

Words near uninnovative in the dictionary

  1. uninnocent
  2. uninnocently
  3. uninnocuous
  4. uninnovated
  5. uninnovating
  6. uninnovative
  7. uninoculable
  8. uninoculated
  9. uninodal
  10. uninodular
  11. uninomial

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