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ceremonious
What does ceremonious mean?
ceremonious (adjective): rigidly formal or bound by convention.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use ceremonious in a sentence?
- Their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce ceremonious?
/ˌsɛɹəˈmoʊniəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Words related to ceremonious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ceremonious” mean?
rigidly formal or bound by convention
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very busy with activity and confusion
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liable to sudden unpredictable change
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inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended
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