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Ceremonious

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Adjective

1. ceremonious, pompous

characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

2. ceremonious, conventional

rigidly formal or bound by convention

Example Sentences:
'their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ceremonious

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adjective
1. 
especially or excessively polite or formal
2. 
observing ceremony; involving formalities

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ceremonious

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adjective
1. 
ceremonial
2. 
full of ceremony
3. 
characterized by conventional usages or formality; very polite
4. 
excessively formal or proper

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ceremonious

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adj.
1. Strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony, ritual, or etiquette; punctilious: "borne on silvery trays by ceremonious world-weary waiters" (Financial Times).
2.
a. Characterized by ceremony.
b. In accord with prescribed or customary usage; rigidly formal.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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