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单词 formulaic
释义

formulaic

adjective

ˌfȯr-myə-ˈlā-ik How to pronounce formulaic (audio)
1
: produced according to a formula or set of formulas : adhering to set forms or conventions
a formulaic response
a movie with a formulaic plot
… much of the will's language was formulaic, in accordance with Venetian customs. Laurence Bergreen
The film … uses simple, formulaic storytelling to spin the tale of Bella, a rescued pit bull who makes her way home after a two-year walkabout. Katie Walsh
2
: of or relating to a mathematical formula
Those projections prompted the department to evaluate the state tax withholding tables. In September, the department found the formulaic error that had apparently been there, undetected, for at least 15 years. Kathryn Palmer
formulaically
ˌfȯr-myə-ˈlā-ə-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce formulaic (audio)
adverb
… his songs still stick formulaically to the surface of pop entertainments. David Sargent
The price of admission to local social functions is often expressed formulaically as 'Gentlemen $2, ladies a plate', meaning a plate of scones or the like. Robert Burchfield

Synonyms

  • apish
  • canned
  • emulative
  • epigonic
  • epigonous
  • imitative
  • mimetic
  • mimic
  • slavish
  • unoriginal
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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 2

formulaic

adjective

as in imitative
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model she thought the plots of most action movies were pretty formulaic

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • imitative
  • unoriginal
  • imitation
  • emulative
  • slavish
  • mimetic
  • misleading
  • mock
  • deceptive
  • canned
  • copied
  • false
  • mimic
  • apish
  • fraudulent
  • epigonic
  • epigonous
  • artificial
  • synthetic
  • perfunctory
  • routine
  • plagiarized
  • cribbed
  • sham
  • uninspired
  • duplicated
  • bogus
  • fake
  • substitute
  • counterfeit
  • reproduced
  • simulated
  • factitious
  • reduplicated
  • photocopied
  • transcribed
  • forged
  • cut-and-dry
  • cut-and-dried
  • backup
  • man-made

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • original
  • archetypal
  • true
  • archetypical
  • authentic
  • legitimate
  • bona fide
  • real
  • natural
  • classic
  • genuine
  • ideal
  • model
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