formulist en · NOUN
Etymology
From formula + -ist.
Meanings
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One who exhibits an excessive reliance on, or adherence to, formulae.
They have been described with a painfully fastidious detail of petty circumstances by zoological formulists; the causes of these differences have been as carefully avoided, as if man, all-important man, were not a fit object of inquiry […]
1862, Robert Knox, The Races of Men, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| formulists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |