| formal | (adjective) being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) | - |
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| (adjective) (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms | - |
| (adjective) refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | Synonyms: courtly, stately |
| (adjective) logically deductive | - |
| (adjective) represented in simplified or symbolic form | Synonyms: conventional, schematic |
| (adjective) characteristic of or befitting a person in authority | - |
| formalised | (adjective) concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) | Synonyms: formalistic, formalized |
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| (adjective) given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures | Synonyms: formalized |
| formalistic | (adjective) concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) | Synonyms: formalised, formalized |
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| formalized | (adjective) concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) | Synonyms: formalised, formalistic |
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| (adjective) given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures | Synonyms: formalised |
| formative | (adjective) forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning | Synonyms: plastic, shaping |
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| (adjective) capable of forming new cells and tissues | - |
| formed | (adjective) having or given a form or shape | - |
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| former | (adjective) referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) | - |
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| (adjective) belonging to the distant past | Synonyms: early, other |
| (adjective) belonging to some prior time | Synonyms: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime |
| (adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | Synonyms: late, previous |
| formic | (adjective) of or containing or derived from formic acid | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or derived from ants | - |
| formidable | (adjective) inspiring fear | Synonyms: redoubtable, unnerving |
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| (adjective) extremely impressive in strength or excellence | - |
| formless | (adjective) having no physical form | - |
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| (adjective) having no definite form or distinct shape | Synonyms: amorphous, shapeless |
| formulaic | (adjective) characterized by or in accordance with some formula | - |
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| formulary | (adjective) of or relating to or of the nature of a formula | - |
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| formulated | (adjective) devised; developed according to an orderly plan | - |
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