epigonous
/ɪˈpɪɡənəs/
adjective
- Describing a person or work that is an imitator or follower of an earlier, more original artist, thinker, or movement.
- His music was considered epigonous, borrowing heavily from 1980s pop without innovation.
- Many epigonous painters copied the style of the Renaissance masters without adding their own vision.
- The critic dismissed the novel as epigonous, lacking any fresh ideas.
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