derivative
adjective/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/
/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/
(usually disapproving)- copied from something else; not having new or original ideas
- a derivative design/style
- I found the novel thin and derivative. I had expected more.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDerivative is used with these nouns:- work
Word Originlate Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘having the power to draw off’, and in the noun sense ‘a word derived from another’): from French dérivatif, -ive, from Latin derivativus, from derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.Want to learn more?
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