Dictionary - English
formal
- Relating to or involving outward form or structure. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Being or relating to essential form or constitution: a formal principle. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Following or being in accord with accepted forms, conventions, or regulations: had little formal education; went to a formal party. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- Executed, carried out, or done in proper or regular form: a formal reprimand; a formal document. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Characterized by strict or meticulous observation of forms; methodical: very formal in their business transactions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
