Ceremonious
[serɪ'məʊnɪəs]
Definition
(adj.) rigidly formal or bound by convention; 'their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt' .
Checker: Ophelia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]
(a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
Checker: Melanie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Civil, respectful, courteous, courtly.[2]. Formal, punctilious, stiff, precise, exact, starched, prim.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Punctilious, formal, prim, precise
ANT:Brusque, blunt, supercilious, bluff, unceremonious
Editor: Tamara
Examples
- As we neared home, Joe vaguely acknowledging the occasion as an impressive and ceremonious one, went on ahead to open the front door. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He is ceremonious, stately, most polite on every occasion to my Lady, and holds her personal attractions in the highest estimation. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This was not a very ceremonious way of rendering homage to a patron saint, but I believe Old Clem stood in that relation towards smiths. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The French are polite, but it is often mere ceremonious politeness. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His manners were very refined; but so excessively formal and ceremonious that he used to put me into a fever. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She came solitarily down the gravel walka Miss Martin just appearing at the door, and parting with her seemingly with ceremonious civility. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Between her and Mr. Helstone a very respectful but most rigidly ceremonious intercourse was kept up. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Editor: Tamara