Results for formal
Definitions of formal:
part of speech: adverb
Formally.
part of speech: adjective
Strictly ceremonious; done in due form; according to regular method; having the form or appearance without the substance or essence.
part of speech: adjective
According to custom or established rules; precise; ceremonious; conventional; essential; having the outward shape without the inward reality.
part of speech: adjective
According to form or established mode: ceremonious: methodical: having the form only: having the power of making a thing what it is: essential: proper.
Usage examples for formal:
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As for friends living near, they usually came and went at will, often without the ceremony of knocking or formal leave- taking.
"The Boys' Life of Mark Twain", Albert Bigelow Paine -
For what avail a few cold, formal reflections upon the sufferings of our Lord, whilst we are destitute of that meek and patient spirit with which he bore them?
"True Christianity", Johann Arndt -
At his going away, Grave Eric invited Whitelocke to dine with him on Monday next, and to come as a particular friend and brother, and not by a formal invitation as an ambassador.
"A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II.", Bulstrode Whitelocke