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textbook

textbook

4.4
A very typical example of how something usually happens
  • adjective
  • /ˈtɛkstbʊk/
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  • His response was textbook, serving as a classic example of effective communication.

So the cooperation was textbook perfect that day.

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Examples

  • I mean, the delusions of grandeur or just textbook with this guy.

  • So in theory, I mean, this is all textbook stuff that we know.

  • I mean it's it's it's textbook how to get attention.

  • And I'm just saying that while this is really a textbook ideal, it's hard.

  • So I'm going with a little bit more of a textbook style approach now.

  • I feel like Joe Sugg is literally textbook YouTube, consistent on it.

  • Her explanation of the theory was textbook, illustrating the concept perfectly.

  • The team's strategy was textbook, showcasing the classic approach to winning matches.

Synonyms

classic
vstextbook
539 3.4

A typical, high quality example of its kind

is a highly typical ideal example mainly used in teaching
casebook
vstextbook
6.9

Showing the usual features of a typical case

is an idealized perfect example often used in teaching

Compounds

A clear example that shows a typical situation very well

How Typical

textbook
4.4
classic
539 3.4
typical
843 1.0
unusual
2.2

Surface Forms

textbook positive

Etymology

Textbook as an adjective comes from the idea of something you would find in a school textbook and so it describes a very typical or perfect example; a textbook case is one that exactly matches the usual pattern.