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Formal

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(1):

(a.) Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, etc.

(2):

(n.) See Methylal.

(3):

(a.) Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing.

(4):

(a.) Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect.

(5):

(a.) Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent.

(6):

(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.

(7):

(a.) Dependent in form; conventional.

(8):

(a.) Sound; normal.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Formal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/formal.html. 1828.
 
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