formulaic

for·mu·la

(fôr′myə-lə)

n. pl. for·mu·las or for·mu·lae (-lē′)

a. An established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure.

b. An utterance of conventional notions or beliefs; a hackneyed expression.

2. A method of doing or treating something that relies on an established, uncontroversial model or approach: a new situation comedy that simply uses an old formula.

3. Chemistry

a. A symbolic representation of the composition or of the composition and structure of a compound.

b. The compound so represented.

a. A prescription of ingredients in fixed proportion; a recipe.

b. A liquid food for infants, containing most of the nutrients in human milk.

5. Mathematics A statement, especially an equation, of a fact, rule, principle, or other logical relation.

6. Formula Sports A set of specifications, including engine displacement, fuel capacity, and weight, that determine a class of racing car.

[Latin fōrmula, diminutive of fōrma, form.]

for′mu·la′ic (-lā′ĭk) adj.

for′mu·la′i·cal·ly adv.

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for•mu•la•ic

(ˌfɔr myəˈleɪ ɪk)

adj.

made according to a formula: a formulaic plot.

[1880–85]

for`mu•la′i•cal•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

formulaic - characterized by or in accordance with some formula

conventional - following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"

formulaic

adjective

Being of no special quality or type:

average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, garden, garden-variety, indifferent, mediocre, ordinary, plain, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, stock, undistinguished, unexceptional, unremarkable.

Translations

formulaic

[ˌfɔː^rmjʊˈleɪɪk] adj (= conventional) → convenu(e)Formula One