Associations to the word «Stereotypical»

Wiktionary

STEREOTYPICAL, adjective. Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
STEREOTYPICAL, adjective. Banal, commonplace and clichéd because of overuse

Dictionary definition

STEREOTYPICAL, adjective. Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky