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61ode — /ohd/, n. 1. a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion. 2. (originally) a poem intended to be sung. Cf. Horatian ode, Pindaric ode. [1580 90; < MF < LL oda < Gk oidé, contr.… …
62Pindaric ode — Pros. an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode. Also called regular ode. [1630 40] * * * Ceremonious poem in the manner of Pindar, who employed …
63conventional — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. customary, accepted, orthodox, approved, habitual, usual; formal. See conformity, habit. Ant., unconventional, foreign. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Established by convention] Syn. accustomed,… …
64punctilious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. conscientious, scrupulous; exact, precise; formal, ceremonious; severe, strict. See ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. formal, particular, exact; see careful . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a …
65unceremonious — (adj.) 1580s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CEREMONIOUS (Cf. ceremonious). Related: Unceremoniously …
66decorous — decorous, decent, seemly, proper, nice apply to persons, their utterances, and their behavior, and mean conforming to an accepted standard of what is right or fitting or is regarded as good form. Something is decorous when it is marked by… …
67formal — /ˈfɔməl / (say fawmuhl) adjective 1. being in accordance with conventional requirements; conventional. 2. marked by form or ceremony: a formal occasion. 3. observant of form, as persons; ceremonious. 4. excessively ceremonious. 5. being a matter… …
68formal — [adj1] established, orderly academic, approved, ceremonial, ceremonialistic, ceremonious, confirmed, conventional, decorous, directed, explicit, express, fixed, formalistic, lawful, legal, methodical, official, precise, prescribed, pro forma,… …
69ceremonially — adverb 1. in a ceremonious manner (Freq. 1) my mother advised her children ceremoniously • Syn: ↑ceremoniously • Ant: ↑unceremoniously (for: ↑ceremoniously) …
70ceremoniously — adverb in a ceremonious manner my mother advised her children ceremoniously • Syn: ↑ceremonially • Ant: ↑unceremoniously • Derived from adjective: ↑ceremonious …
