Stereotypic

ster·e·o·type  (str--tp, stîr-)

n.

1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.

2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.

3. Printing A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.

tr.v. ster·e·o·typed, ster·e·o·typ·ing, ster·e·o·types

1. To make a stereotype of.

2. To characterize by a stereotype: "Elderly Americans are the neglected sector of the fashion industry, stereotyped by blue hair and polyester pantsuits" (American Demographics).

3. To give a fixed, unvarying form to.

4. To print from a stereotype.

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[French stéréotype, stereotype printing : stéréo-, solid (from Greek stereo-; see stereo-) + type, printing type (from Old French, symbol, from Late Latin typus; see type).]

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stere·o·typer n.

stere·o·typic (-tpk), stere·o·typi·cal (--kl) adj.

stere·o·typi·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

stereotypic - lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative" stereotyped, stereotypical, unimaginative conventional - unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"