formulaic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌfɔɹmjəˈleɪ.ɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English formula Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English formulaic From formula + -ic.
- Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as:
“a formulaic greeting”
“Homeric Greeks valued clichés because not only the poets but the entire oral noetic world or thought world relied upon the formulaic constitution of thought.”
- Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as:
“That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.”
“Neoimpressionism quickly divided viewers: did it herald an abstract future or was it a dry, formulaic dead end?”