ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tropey

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Tropey is an adjective meaning (informal) Related to, featuring, or characteristic of a trope or tropes.

Meaning

(informal) Related to, featuring, or characteristic of a trope or tropes.

Example Sentences

Often, a character talking to themselves can come across as tropey or hacky.
Relatable Native characters in sci-fi and fantasy are few in^([sic]) far between. Mostly, I see variations on tropey themes.
Most demurs, saying that were he to tell, his version would unhealthily influence others' vision and we'd all be stuck using the same derivative tropes (more derivative and tropey than "push yourself out of your comfort zone," I'm guessing).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tropic, tropical, tropeptic, tropological, tropistic, troponymic.

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