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cookie-cutterish

adj

Etymology

From cookie-cutter + -ish.

Definitions

  1. Having a similar appearance or seeming identical

    Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.

    • "We tried to make something that wasn't cookie-cutterish," said Maureen Moore, creative director. "The idea is the same in each, but the situation is different. The spots are fresh and reward the viewer."
    • 1994, United States Committee on Armed Services. Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995--S. 2182 (H. R. 4301). Maybe the analyses look all too cookie-cutterish. They seem to make things all too simple.
    • Most of us don't fit that cookie cutterish background anymore... Each one of us has a different tale to tell and none of them will be identical.

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