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ceremonious

[ ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs ]
/ ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əs /
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adjective

carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately polite: He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship.
pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony; formal: a ceremonious reception.

Words related to ceremonious

civil, courteous, courtly, decorous, deferential, dignified, exact, grandiose, impressive, majestic, moving, precise, proper, punctilious, seemly, solemn, starchy, stately, stiff, striking

Words nearby ceremonious

cerecloth, ceredigion, cerement, ceremonial, ceremonial tea, ceremonious, ceremony, cerenkov, cerenkov effect, cerenkov radiation, cereous

Origin of ceremonious

1545–55; ceremony + -ous; compare Middle French cerimonieux < Late Latin caerimōniōsus

OTHER WORDS FROM ceremonious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ceremonious

ceremonial ceremonious
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British Dictionary definitions for ceremonious

ceremonious
/ (ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs) /

adjective

especially or excessively polite or formal
observing ceremony; involving formalities

Derived forms of ceremonious

ceremoniously, adverbceremoniousness, noun
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