stereotypical
Etymology
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Etymology
From stereotype + -ical, derived from French stéréotype.
Adjectivestereotypical
- Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
- Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse.
- I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending.
- Relating to stereotypy.
- 2005, Lloyd J. Brown, Lee Todd Miller, Pediatrics, page 383:
- Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed.
- French: stéréotypé
- Spanish: estereotípico, tópico
- Spanish: estereotipado, manoseado, gastado, trillado
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