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   institutional

   /ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃən(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. of, in, or like an institution or institutions: "institutional care"
   • ▪ (especially of surroundings) impersonal and unappealing: "the rooms are rather drab and institutional" Similar unappetizingunpalatableinedibleuneatabledistastefulunsavouryinsipidblandtastelessflavourlesssavourlessunappealinguninvitingoff-puttingunattractiveuninterestingdullunpleasantdisagreeableuniformunvaryingunvariedunchangingmonotonousregimentedinformal:wishy-washydrearydingydismalgloomydrabcolourlessgreygrimcheerlessjoylesssombrecolddepressingimpersonalformaloff-puttingunwelcominguninvitingforbiddingdesolateaustereseverestarkspartanbareclinicalsterileOpposite appetizingattractivebrightcheerful
   • ▪ expressed through 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"
   • 2. (of advertising) intended to create prestige rather than immediate sales.

   Derivatives

   • 1. institutionalism noun

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