- typical
- [[t]tɪ̱pɪk(ə)l[/t]]
♦♦♦1) ADJ-GRADED You use typical to describe someone or something that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing, and is therefore a good example of that type.
Cheney is everyone's image of a typical cop: a big white guy, six foot, 220 pounds...
Carole goes in for such typical schoolgirl pastimes as horse-riding and watching old films...
Horrigan was typical of the new-generation executive Sticht had brought into the company.
2) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ of n If a particular action or feature is typical of someone or something, it shows their usual qualities or characteristics.This reluctance to move towards a democratic state is typical of totalitarian regimes...
This is not typical of Chinese, but is a feature of the Thai language...
With typical energy he found new journalistic outlets.
Syn:3) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ of n (feelings) If you say that something is typical of a person, situation, or thing, you are criticizing them or complaining about them and saying that they are just as bad or disappointing as you expected them to be.She threw her hands into the air. `That is just typical of you, isn't it?'...
`Typical!' Hattie slammed down the receiver. `Absolutely typical!'
English dictionary. 2008.