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Definition typical in British English

typical adjective

adjective
/ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/
1

like most people or things of the same type

Example

It's a typical working-class community.

Example

a typical reaction/response/comment

Example

He's followed a fairly typical career in teaching.

Example

The view is fairly typical of people of his generation.

Synonyms and related words
typical traditional usual
1.1

used about people or things that are exactly like what most people imagine they are like

Example

He was the typical angry customer.

Example

This isn't your typical Chinese restaurant.

Synonyms and related words
typical traditional usual
2

used for saying that someone is behaving in the way that they usually behave

Example

She responded with typical enthusiasm.

Example

It was typical of him to want to help.

Synonyms and related words
typical traditional usual
3

used for saying that you are not surprised that something bad has happened

Example

It's typical! Just when we might have won, two of our players got injured.

Example

The show's been cancelled? Typical!

Synonyms and related words
of course sure enough I might have known/guessed
Definition typical in British English