stereotypical

English

Etymology

From stereotype +‎ -ical, derived from French stéréotype.

Adjective

stereotypical (comparative more stereotypical, superlative most stereotypical)

1. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
2. Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse.

   I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending.

3. Relating to stereotypy.
   • 2005, Lloyd J. Brown, Lee Todd Miller, Pediatrics, page 383:

     Tics are brief, stereotypical behaviors that are initiated by an unconscious urge that can be temporarily suppressed.

Derived terms

• counterstereotypical
• stereotypically

Translations

pertaining to a stereotype

• Catalan: estereotípic
• Dutch: stereotiep (nl)
• Finnish: stereotyyppinen (fi)
• French: stéréotypé (fr)
• Galician: estereotípico m
• Georgian: სტერეოტიპული (sṭereoṭiṗuli)
• Spanish: estereotípico, tópico (es)
• Swedish: stereotyp (sv)

banal

• Dutch: stereotiep (nl)
• Finnish: stereotyyppinen (fi)
• Georgian: სტერეოტიპული (sṭereoṭiṗuli)
• Spanish: estereotipado (es) m, manoseado (es) m, gastado (es) m, trillado (es) m

See also

• prototypical