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ceremoniousadjective marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and detailsa century ago everyday life was much more ceremonious than in our anything-goes era correct, decorous, formal, nice, proper, punctilious, starchy, stiff, stiff-necked, stilted sober, solemn, statelychivalrous, courtly, gallantgenteel, polished, refinedcivil, courteous, polite, red-carpet casual, easygoing, informal, laid-back, unceremonious improper, indecorous, unmannerlydiscourteous, impolite, rude following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rulesthe ceremonious regalia of the Swiss Guards, the pope's traditional body guards ceremonial, conventional, formal, orthodox, regular, routine authorized, certified, official, sanctionedaccepted, correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemlyformalistic, ritual, ritualisticmethodical(also methodic), orderly, systematic casual, freewheeling, informal, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox unauthorized, unofficialgraceless, improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, unapt, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitable ceremonial, ceremonious, formal, conventional mean marked by attention to or adhering strictly to prescribed forms.ceremonial and ceremonious both imply strict attention to what is prescribed by custom or by ritual, but ceremonial applies to things that are associated with ceremoniesa ceremonial offering , ceremonious to persons given to ceremony or to acts attended by ceremony.made his ceremonious entrance formal applies both to things prescribed by and to persons obedient to custom and may suggest stiff, restrained, or old-fashioned behavior.a formal report the headmaster's formal manner conventional implies accord with general custom and usageconventional courtesy and may suggest a stodgy lack of originality or independence.conventional fiction in 1553 |