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- [fawr-myuh-ley-ik]
- /ˌfɔr myəˈleɪ ɪk/
- /ˌfɔː.mjəˈleɪ.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-myuh-ley-ik]
- /ˌfɔr myəˈleɪ ɪk/
Definitions of formulaic word
- adjective formulaic made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot. 1
- adjective formulaic being or constituting a formula: formulaic instructions. 1
- noun formulaic Constituting or containing a verbal formula or set form of words. 1
- adjective formulaic unoriginal, predictable 1
- adjective formulaic expressed as a formula 1
- adjective formulaic If you describe a way of saying or doing something as formulaic, you are criticizing it because it is not original and has been used many times before in similar situations. 0
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Origin of formulaic
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; formula + -ic
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Parts of speech for Formulaic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
formulaic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
formulaic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for formulaic
adj formulaic
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
adjective formulaic
- prescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- methodic — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
Antonyms for formulaic
adjective formulaic
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
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