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unimaginatively adverb (alsoun-imaginatively)uk /ˌʌn.ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.tɪv.li/ us /ˌʌn.ɪˈmædʒ.ə.nə.t̬ɪv.li/ in a way that is not new, original, or clever: unimaginatively namedWe walked to the top of the accurately if unimaginatively named Low Hill. Many schools teach languages unimaginatively through tedious grammar lessons. A bed of rather unimaginatively arranged shrubs and flowers ran down one side of the garden. We had a glass of wine in the pleasant but unimaginatively named Vinos y Tapas. They play a couple that owns a local shop, descriptively but unimaginatively referred to as "the local shop". They often wear black, but they do not wear it unimaginatively. There are hundreds of photos in the book, but they are unimaginatively used. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Intelligence acuity acumen agility apt aptness brain grey matter gumption highbrow horse sense hyper-intelligent penetrative perceptively percipient percipiently perspicacious perspicaciously profundity whip-smart wisdom |