adj
Meaning 1
Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as:
Conventionalized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a formulaic greeting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
formulaic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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US: /ˌfɔɹmjəˈleɪ.ɪk/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪɪk
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CMU ARPABET: F AO2 R M Y AH0 L EY1 IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as:
Imitative; unoriginal; trite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characterized by or in accordance with some formula
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English formula Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English formulaic From formula + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: formelhaft — Translations
- German: schablonenhaft — Translations