"undercreative" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undercreative.wav Forms: more undercreative [comparative], most undercreative [superlative]
Etymology: From under- + creative. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|under-|creative}} under- + creative Head templates: {{en-adj}} undercreative (comparative more undercreative, superlative most undercreative)
  1. Insufficiently creative.
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