derivatively
In borrowed fashion
In a way that comes from or depends on something else rather than being original.
A work created derivatively borrows heavily from existing sources: The film was derivatively styled after 1940s noir.
In law, rights held derivatively are obtained through another party rather than directly.
One who mimics another
- apingImitating closely
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- parrotingMechanical verbal imitation
- echoReflected sound wave
clone · replica · simulation · reproduction · duplicate · mirror · facsimile · counterfeit
Overused and unoriginal
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- staleNo longer fresh
- formulaicFollowing a set template
uninspired · recycled · rehashed · banal · worn-out · tired · overused · repetitive
Of lesser importance
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- supplementalAdded to complete
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- adjunctSubordinate addition to something
peripheral · subordinate · collateral · satellite · supporting · contributory · dependent · consequential
copycat
One who mimics another
echo · clone · replica · simulation · reproduction · duplicate · mirror · facsimile · counterfeit · pastiche
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
formulaic · uninspired · recycled · rehashed · banal · worn-out · tired · overused · repetitive · stereotyped
subsidiary
Of lesser importance
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- supplementalAdded to complete
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
adjunct · peripheral · subordinate · collateral · satellite · supporting · contributory · dependent · consequential · resultant
derivativelyoriginally
From the start
inventively · creatively · innovatively · imaginatively · freshly
derivativelyoriginally
From the start
independently · autonomously · boldly · daringly · radically
- cocaine derivativeChemically altered coca extract
- first derivative
- covariant derivativeGeneralized derivative on manifolds
- derivative worksWorks based on originals
- partial derivativeDifferentiation fixing other variables
- financial derivativesContracts deriving value elsewhere