Pedestrian (Adjective)
Meaning
Lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The writer's use of clichéd characters made for a pedestrian story that failed to engage readers.
- The new restaurant's menu was surprisingly pedestrian, with no dishes that stood out from the usual fare.
- After a few episodes, the TV show's formulaic plot and pedestrian dialogue started to become predictable and boring.
- The comedian's jokes were so pedestrian that they barely elicited a chuckle from the audience.
- The artist's latest sculpture was criticized for being pedestrian and lacking the creativity and originality of her previous work.