procedural
/prəˈsidʒərəl/
adjective
- Relating to an established or official way of doing something, especially in a legal, organizational, or technical context.
- The procedural manual explains how to handle customer complaints.
- We need to follow the procedural steps for submitting a request.
- The judge dismissed the case due to a procedural error in the filing.
- Relating to a type of story, film, or TV show that focuses on the step-by-step methods of a profession, especially police or medical work.
- The novel is a medical procedural set in a busy hospital.
- Procedural dramas often show detectives solving crimes methodically.
- She loves watching police procedurals like 'Law & Order'.
Synonyms
noun
- A story, film, or TV show that focuses on the step-by-step methods of a profession, especially police or medical work.
- I prefer procedurals to comedies because I like the puzzle-solving.
- He binge-watched a popular procedural about FBI agents.
- The writer is known for creating realistic legal procedurals.