Definition of formal

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Formal (a.) Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation..

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Formal :: Formal (n.) See Methylal.
History :: History (n.) A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill..
Hard :: Hard (superl.) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.
Count :: Count (v. t.) A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court; in a more technical and correct sense, a particular allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment, separately setting forth the cause of action or prosecution..
Hop :: Hop (n.) A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball..
Requisition :: Requisition (n.) A formal application by one officer to another for things needed in the public service; as, a requisition for clothing, troops, or money..
Protocol :: Protocol (n.) A convention not formally ratified.
Expose :: Expose (v. t.) A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or revelation, of something which some one wished to keep concealed..
Parliament :: Parliament (n.) A formal conference on public affairs; a general council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people having authority to make laws..
Interview :: Interview (n.) A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the secretary had an interview with the President..
Sign :: Sign (n.) To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.
Court :: Court (n.) Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court..
Prosecution :: Prosecution (n.) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information..
Kettledrum :: Kettledrum (n.) An informal social party at which a light collation is offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf. Drum, n., 4 and 5..
Protest :: Protest (v.) A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament..
Reprimand :: Reprimand (n.) Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public..
Inaugurate :: Inaugurate (v. t.) To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king..
Formality :: Formality (n.) The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities..
Eulogium :: Eulogium (n.) A formal eulogy.
Uniformal :: Uniformal (a.) Uniform.
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