What does "stereotypic" mean?

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical.

Stereotypic

Common synonyms include: bold faced, lower case, stereotyped, stereotypical, stereotypical, unimaginative.

adj

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Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical.
"As the world evolved, so too did the depictions of lesbians and gay men. They became "human," less stereotypic."
2
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotypy.

Adjective

"As the world evolved, so too did the depictions of lesbians and gay men. They became "human," less stereotypic."

From stereotype + -ic.

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