stereotypical

Definition

Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional.

Etymology

From stereotype + -ical.

Example Sentences

• "There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans."
• "A drag queen may not comfortably fit the stereotypical homesteader mold. In the 19th century, homesteaders were Western pioneers who built new lives from necessity; on TikTok, the most popular homesteaders are often parents with young families or those with a lifelong connection to the practice, which often include so-called “tradwives,” or women who play a stereotypically gendered role in their family."
• "I was disappointed by the stereotypical the-butler-did-it ending."

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