Formulated vs Formulaic - What's the difference?
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(formulate)
To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
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Closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original.
As a verb formulated
is (formulate).As an adjective formulaic is
closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original.formulated
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Verb
(head)formulate
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(Webster 1913)Verb
- Another source of evidence supporting the conclusion that children learn language by formulating a set of rules comes from the errors'' that they produce. A case in point are overgeneralized past tense forms like ''comed'', ''goed'', ''seed'', ''buyed'', ''bringed , etc. frequently used by young children. [...]
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Adjective
(head)- That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.
