Definition of stereotypical in English:

adjective

• Relating to a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

  ‘he fits the stereotypical masculine image of toughness’

  ‘a stereotypical villain’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Even the ineffectual father seems genuine—not the stereotypical buffoon.’
  • ‘Scholars have identified a number of persisting stereotypical representations of disability.’
  • ‘He lives in stereotypical, small-town scenic Montana mountains.’
  • ‘They have created an image that does not follow stereotypical renderings of power.’