stereotyped

[ ster-ee-uh-tahypt, steer- ]
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adjective
  1. reproduced in or by stereotype plates.

  2. fixed or settled in form; hackneyed; conventional.

Origin of stereotyped

1
First recorded in 1810–20; stereotype + -ed2

synonym study For stereotyped

2. See commonplace.

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Opposites for stereotyped

Other words from stereotyped

  • non·ster·e·o·typed, adjective
  • un·ster·e·o·typed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stereotyped

stereotyped

/ (ˈstɛrɪəˌtaɪpt, ˈstɪər-) /


adjective
  1. lacking originality or individuality; conventional; trite

  2. reproduced from or on a stereotype printing plate

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