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horary
  • a  relating to the hours
    the horary cycle
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forlorn
  • s  marked by or showing hopelessness
    the last forlorn attempt
    a forlorn cause
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form-only
  • s  being a matter of form only; lacking substance
    a form-only requirement that is usually ignored
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formal
  • n  a lavish dance requiring formal attire
  • n  a gown for evening wear
  • a  being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
    pay one's formal respects
    formal dress
    a formal ball
    the requirement was only formal and often ignored
    a formal education
  • s  characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
    formal duties
  • a  (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
    the paper was written in formal English
  • s  represented in simplified or symbolic form
  • s  logically deductive
    formal proof
  • s  refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
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formalised
  • v  make formal or official
  • v  declare or make legally valid
  • a  concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)
  • s  given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures
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