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Definition of paint-by-numbers adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

paint-by-numbers

adjective
 
/ˌpeɪnt baɪ ˈnʌmbəz/
 
/ˌpeɪnt baɪ ˈnʌmbərz/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of pictures) having sections with different numbers showing which colours should be used to fill them in
  2. (disapproving) used to describe something that is produced without using the imagination
    • He accused the government of relying on paint-by-numbers policies.
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