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formal

nounadjective /fɔrmæl/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 11 WWF 13
Definitions
noun

a lavish dance requiring formal attire

adjective

represented in simplified or symbolic form

noun

a gown for evening wear

adjective

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

adjective

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

“pay one's formal respects”

adjective

characteristic of or befitting a person in authority

“formal duties”

adjective

logically deductive

“formal proof”

adjective

adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

“the paper was written in formal English”

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