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Things formality often describes ("formality ________")
How formality often is described ("________ formality")
- empty
- polite
- lifeless
- solemn
- cool
- dead
- fashioned
- bureaucratic
- necessary
- simple
- greater
- courteous
- certain
- unusual
- hollow
- elegant
- dull
- official
- merest
- much
- cold
- legal
- ceremonious
- great
- utmost
- more
- less
- studied
- ceremonial
- conventional
- classical
- little
- respectful
- equal
- administrative
- precise
- artificial
- grave
- relative
- meaningless
- usual
- due
- further
- excessive
- tedious
- useless
- idle
- exaggerated
- stilted
- dry
- outward
- mere
- stiff
- stately
- extreme
- vain
- routine
- icy
- rigid
- odd
- slight
- diplomatic
- least
- proper
- frigid
- pure
- unnecessary
- customary
- dignified
- sheer
- procedural
- troublesome
- strict
- elaborate
- mock
- technical
- undue
