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ceremonious
[ ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs ]
adjective
- carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately polite:
He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship.
Synonyms: punctilious, conventional, ceremonial
- pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony; formal:
a ceremonious reception.
ceremonious
/ ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs /
adjective
- especially or excessively polite or formal
- observing ceremony; involving formalities
Derived Forms
- ˌcereˈmoniously, adverb
- ˌcereˈmoniousness, noun
Other Words From
- cere·moni·ous·ly adverb
- cere·moni·ous·ness noun
- anti·cere·moni·ous adjective
- anti·cere·moni·ous·ly adverb
- anti·cere·moni·ous·ness noun
- noncer·e·moni·ous adjective
- noncer·e·moni·ous·ly adverb
- noncer·e·moni·ous·ness noun
- super·cere·moni·ous adjective
- super·cere·moni·ous·ly adverb
- super·cere·moni·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of ceremonious1
Example Sentences
When I arrived back in Atlanta, where I live, the sand gathered underneath my feet on my car mat felt like a ceremonious parting gift.
I thought it would be so fun and a ceremonious moment of everyone reuniting, but barely anyone is going in because everything is still weird.
Levee: a ceremonious visit received by a distinguished person in the morning.
Never, in paying a ceremonious call, stay more than twenty minutes, or less than ten.
Lady Hartledon was not to be thwarted on all points, and she insisted on a ceremonious christening.
The form is proper upon such occasions, but should be used only in the most ceremonious correspondence.
The cards made way for the supper, a meal almost as ceremonious, and quite as constant, as the dinner.
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