Stereotypical definition

sterēətipikəl, stirēətipikəl
Conforming to a stereotype.

A stereotypical college nerd.

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Of or produced by stereotypy.
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Hackneyed; trite.
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Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.
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Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse.

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

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Stereotypical Sentence Examples

  • For an older clunky robot that didn't look much different than the stereotypical style of robots featured in most of the 1950s pulp fiction, this particular emotional robotic character came to life on the screen.

  • My daily routine probably does not fit the stereotypical image of a third year law student.

  • His stereotypical adolescent attitude earned him a week of dish-washing duty.

  • All we would end up with is a bunch of stereotypical guild loyalists.

  • With the advent of the Internet, and advances in computer technologies, the stereotypical image of the rural farm is no longer accurate.

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