formulaic

English

Etymology

From formula +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɔɹmjəˈleɪ.ɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪɪk

Adjective

formulaic (comparative more formulaic, superlative most formulaic)

  1. Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as:
    1. Conventionalized.
      a formulaic greeting
    2. Imitative; unoriginal; trite.
      That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.
      • 2025 September 13, Jackie Wullschläger, “Portal to an abstract future or dry dead end?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 15:
        Neoimpressionism quickly divided viewers: did it herald an abstract future or was it a dry, formulaic dead end?

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