formulaic
UK /ˌfɔɹmjəˈleɪ.ɪk/ US /ˌfɔɹmjəˈleɪ.ɪk/
adj 2
Definitions
adj
1
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.
2
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?
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