institutional

Institutional is defined as something that is plain looking and uniform in style.

(adjective)

An example of institutional is a building’s decorations that include plain white walls and carpet in a color that doesn’t show stains.

The definition of institutional is having to do with an institution or an established company or place.

(adjective)

An example of institutional is a catalog for hospital furnishings.

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See institutional in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of, characteristic of, or having the nature of, an institution
  2. of or to institutions, rather than individuals: institutional sales
  3. designating advertising that is intended primarily to gain prestige and goodwill rather than immediate sales

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See institutional in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to an institution or institutions.
  2. Organized as or forming an institution: institutional religion.
  3. Characteristic or suggestive of an institution, especially in being uniform, dull, or unimaginative: institutional furniture; a pale institutional green.
  4. Of or relating to the principles or institutes of a subject such as law.

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  • inˌsti·tuˈtion·al·ly adverb

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