Definition of "Apatovian"

Segel, who may not have a third or fourth gear, plays Peter Bretter, a recognizable Apatovian hero: he thinks obsessively about sex, and at the same time he's an instinctively moral man.

2008, David Denby, “Overripe, Undernourished”, in The New Yorker

Go for a comedy, and you end up with Apatovian beta males whose emotions are largely tied up in the diminishing value of their comic-book collections.

2011, David Fear, “You've Got Male”, in Spin

Yet without the Apatovian arc of its predecessor, it also feels a bit like a regression—especially given its typical sequel strategy of undoing the hard work of the previous film.

2015, A.A. Dowd, The AV Club, Ted 2 gets filthier but less charming‎