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plagiaristic

plagiaristic

8.8
Made by copying someone else's work and presented as your own
  • adjective
  • /ˌpleɪdʒəˈrɪstɪk/
translation icon : plagiarista

Examples

  • With a plagiaristic playwright, whose name we will not mention.

    Deathtrap (1982)

  • And then after it was published, he had this opinion about his wise novel, plagiaristic, unwise in every way, should not have been written.

  • Like the National Educational Technology Standards from the International Society for Technology in Education, her system is one of integrating technology into major projects that students do—far beyond the quick and plagiaristic PowerPoint presentation so common today.

    Academic text (2006)

  • His latest article was criticized for being plagiaristic because it copied several ideas from well-known authors.

  • The teacher warned the students that plagiaristic practices could result in severe penalties.

  • Submitting a plagiaristic research paper can damage a student's academic reputation.

Synonyms

derivative
vsplagiaristic
26 7.2

Very similar to another person's work and not original

focuses on copying and presenting work as someone else's rather than similarity
imitative
vsplagiaristic
2 4.6

Tends to copy the actions or style of other people

denotes copying presented as another's work and implies claim of authorship
plagiarized
vsplagiaristic
  • US
5.5

Copied from another person's work and shown as your own

is broader, relating to wrongful copying rather than only the act

Antonyms

original
250 3.6

New and different, not copied from others

authentic
218 3.8

Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake

How Plagiaristic

plagiaristic
8.8
derivative
26 7.2
original
250 3.6

Surface Forms

plagiaristic positive

Morphology

plagiaristic = plagiarism (transparent) = plagiarism + istic

Formed by a standard adjectival suffix '-istic' from the noun 'plagiarism', meaning 'relating to plagiarism', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Plagiaristic originally comes from a Latin word plagiarius meaning 'kidnapper'. A helpful image is to think of it as 'kidnapping' someone else's words, so plagiaristic describes work that copies another person's writing and pretends it is your own.