unimaginatively
unimaginatively — adverb
1. in a manner that shows no new ideas or creative thinking, especially when descri
in a manner that shows no new ideas or creative thinking, especially when describing how someone writes, decorates, designs, or behaves
The hotel lobby was unimaginatively decorated with beige walls and plastic plants.
collocation: unimaginatively decorated
Isabela answered the question unimaginatively, repeating only what the textbook said.
The architect designed the block unimaginatively, copying the style of the nearby building.
Omar arranged the books on the shelf unimaginatively, putting them all in one straight row.
- prosaically
more formal than unimaginatively; emphasizes a dull, matter-of-fact quality rather than a simple lack of imagination
- pedestrianly
formal; describes work that is ordinary and uninspired, often in writing or design
- routinely
focuses on the habitual, predictable nature of the action; slightly less negative in tone
- creatively
the direct opposite; doing something with originality and fresh ideas
- imaginatively
the positive form without the negative prefix; shows invention and originality
文法句型
unimaginatively + verb (decorated, designed, written, arranged, answered, dressed)
sentence-initial: Unimaginatively, + [clause]
用法筆記
Typically modifies verbs of creation, presentation, or performance — such as decorate, design, write, answer, arrange, dress, or shoot. Can also appear at the start of a sentence as a comment on the whole statement: 'Unimaginatively, the director chose the same camera angles as his last film.'