a way of acting or behaving

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

not formal

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

used of spoken and written language

a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously

a ceremonial manner

an elaborate manner of doing something

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

not formal

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

used of spoken and written language