formulaic

for·mu·la

F0266600 (fôr′myə-lə)n. pl. for·mu·las or for·mu·lae (-lē′) 1. a. An established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure.b. An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; a hackneyed expression.2. A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach: a new situation comedy that simply uses an old formula.3. Chemistry a. A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound.b. The compound so represented.4. a. A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.b. A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.5. Mathematics A statement, especially an equation, of a fact, rule, principle, or other logical relation.6. Formula Sports A set of specifications, including engine displacement, fuel capacity, and weight, that determine a class of racing car.

[Latin fōrmula, diminutive of fōrma, form.]

for′mu·la′ic (-lā′ĭk) adj.for′mu·la′i·cal·ly adv.

for•mu•la•ic

(ˌfɔr myəˈleɪ ɪk)

adj. made according to a formula: a formulaic plot. [1880–85] for`mu•la′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

formulaic - characterized by or in accordance with some formulaconventional - following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"

formulaic

adjectiveBeing of no special quality or type:average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.

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convenzionale

formulaic

for·mu·la

for•mu•la•ic

formulaic

formulaic

Synonyms for formulaic

adj being of no special quality or type

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adj characterized by or in accordance with some formula

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