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- DictionaryIn·sti·tu·tion·al/ˌinstəˈto͞oSH(ə)nəl/
adjective
- 1. of, in, or like an institution or institutions: "institutional care"
- ▪ unappealing or unimaginative: "institutional chocolate-colored paint" Similar unappetizingunpalatableinedibleuneatabledistastefulunsavoryinsipidblandtastelessflavorlesssavorlessunappealinguninvitingoff-puttingunattractiveuninterestingdullunpleasantdisagreeableuniformunvaryingunvariedunchangingmonotonousregimentedinformal:wishy-washydrearydingydismalgloomydrabcolorlessgraygrimcheerlessjoylesssombercolddepressingimpersonalformaloff-puttingunwelcominguninvitingforbiddingdesolateaustereseverestarkspartanbareclinicalsterileOpposite appetizingattractivebrightcheerful
- ▪ expressed or organized in the form of institutions: "institutional religion" Similar organizedestablishedbureaucraticacceptedorthodoxconventionalproceduralprescribedsetroutinecustomaryformalsystematicsystematizedmethodicalbusinesslikereadyorderlycoherentstructuredregulatedinformal:establishment
- ▪ established as a convention or norm in an organization or culture: "institutional racism"
- ▪ (of advertising) intended to create prestige rather than immediate sales.
Derivatives
- 1. institutionalism noun
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