cookie-cutterish

English

Alternative forms

• cookie cutterish

Etymology

cookie-cutter +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cookie-cutterish (comparative more cookie-cutterish, superlative most cookie-cutterish)

1. (idiomatic, often derogatory) 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.
   • 1990, Adweek, volume 31, numbers 36-44, page 16:

     "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.

   • 2005, Cynthia Anne Huff, editor, Women's Life Writing and Imagined Communities, page 222:

     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.

   • 2013, Akutra-Ramses Atenosis Cea., Spidersilk, page 67:

     “Don't you think the Applied Dynamics Web site is a bit cookie-cutterish?”
     Garrick swiftly moved his hand around his tablet screen. “Yeah, most certainly. Nothing special about it, not really any company art other than the logo.”

Synonyms

• cookie-cutter