Formulaic and Stale

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Formulaic

Formulaic adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.
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Stale and formulaic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stale" instead an adjective "Formulaic".
Nearby Word: formula

Stale

Stale adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.
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Formulaic and stale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formulaic" instead an adjective "Stale".
Nearby Words: staled, staling

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  • As explained by TV critic Jaime Weinman, a number of jokes common in television comedy were originally subversions of other jokes, but have since become just as stale and formulaic, to the point of being parodied themselves.
    Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Live-Action TV
  • By the mid-1940s, the Famous Studios Popeye shorts became increasingly formulaic and stale, and the timing and animation took a hit in quality.
    Source: Seasonal Rot / Western Animation
  • Which would be great if Cena were a heel, but audiences are so bored with his stale gimmick, generic promos, and formulaic matches that almost inevitably culminate in phoned in Five Moves of Doom, and mediocre "psychology", they pretty much default to cheering for whoever he is wrestling against.
    Source: Rooting for the Empire
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