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 understandBased on context, what is the most likely definition for “derivative”?

“Derivative” describes something that depends too heavily on ideas or styles that already exist, rather than being original. In the excerpt, becoming so derivative makes the poetry unintelligible, so the best definition is “unoriginal.”

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