Asked by justin

Read the excerpt from "Poetry."

When they become so derivative as to become
unintelligible,
the same thing may be said for all of us, that we
do not admire what
we cannot understand

Based on context, what is the most likely definition for “derivative”?
unique
inventive
unusual
unoriginal

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
unoriginal

"Derivative" here means imitative or lacking originality — copied from others rather than fresh or inventive.