uninnovative

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ innovative.

Adjective

uninnovative (comparative more uninnovative, superlative most uninnovative)

  1. Not innovative.
    • 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:
      Socialism is high-cost, uninnovative, and inefficient, whereas production by private firms tends to be innovative and efficient.
    • 2017 May 7, “Dover Banksy mural shows star chiselled off EU flag”, in BBC News‎[1]:
      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."
    • 2020 March 1, Derek Lidow, “Why We Can’t Innovate And How To Change That”, in Forbes‎[2]:
      We hardly notice when uninnovative businesses go under.
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