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adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms

Examples

Antonym

adjective

used of spoken and written language

Also see

adjective

being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)

adjective

given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought

Attribute

noun

a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies

Similar_to

adjective

appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing