What does the word formal mean?
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Formally.
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According with established forms; ceremonial; ceremonious.
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Pertaining to form as opposed to substance; outward; external.
Part of speech: adverb
Part of speech: adjective
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for formal
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What happened was all due to the impulse of the soldiers: there was no set speech, no formal assembly of the troops. – Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II by Caius Cornelius Tacitus
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At last she said, in the course of the formal talk: " You have travelled much?" – Mrs. Falchion, Complete by Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 12, 2009
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How it came about was never quite understood by the ladies, but the true and formal note of a Ladies' Home Study Club was never once struck that afternoon. – The Boss of Little Arcady by Harry Leon Wilson