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formulaic

American  
[fawr-myuh-ley-ik] / ˌfɔr myəˈleɪ ɪk /

adjective

  1. made according to a formula; composed of formulas.

    a formulaic plot.

  2. being or constituting a formula.

    formulaic instructions.


Other Word Forms

  • formulaically adverb

Etymology

Origin of formulaic

First recorded in 1880–85; formula + -ic

Example Sentences

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For writing, Beck said, it can organize your notes or perform “formulaic writing” tasks.

From Los Angeles Times

Social media has become chockablock with people selling things in often formulaic ways.

From The Wall Street Journal

Free of the formulaic—and wildly successful—pop of his boy band One Direction, he now had room to explore the full range of his musical interests.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the fiction became formulaic, it could yield dazzling plots alongside predictable parlor tricks.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s his inability to flatter with formulaic language that ultimately causes him to be banished from Rome.

From The Wall Street Journal