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STEREOTYPICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stereotypical mean?
• STEREOTYPICAL (adjective)
The adjective STEREOTYPICAL has 1 sense:
1. lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
Familiarity information: STEREOTYPICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality
Synonyms:
stereotyped; stereotypic; stereotypical; unimaginative
Context example:
even his profanity was unimaginative
Similar:
conventional (unimaginative and conformist)
Derivation:
stereotype (a conventional or formulaic conception or image)
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