ascriptively attributed

adjective phrase

1. (of status, roles, or qualities) assigned to someone on the basis of inherited or presumed characteristics — such as family, birth, gender, or ethnicity — rather than individual effort or achievement.

   C2

   usually predicative or before a noun; common in sociology and formal writingformal, academic; uncommon

   • "The status was ascriptively attributed to people born into the ruling family."C2

2. Credited to a person as a quality or motive without proof, simply because of who they are or what group they belong to.

   C2

   formal

   • "Laziness was ascriptively attributed to the whole group, which was deeply unfair."C1