formulaic
English
Pronunciation
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Adjective
(deprecated template usage) formulaic
- closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original
- That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.
- pertaining dependently to a pre-exising formula, typically in an unoriginal or unaccomplishing context.
- Romance films and romantic comedies have become evidently formulaic in the last several years.