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Adjective formalistic has 1 sense

• formalistic(a = adj.pert) formalised, formalized - concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"
Derived forms noun formalism₃, noun formalism₁, noun formalism₂

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formalistic

accordant, anal, bourgeois, compulsive, concordant, conformist, conventional, conventionalized, corresponding, elegant, euphemistic, euphuistic, exquisite, extrinsic, formal, formalist, formulary, goody good-good, goody-goody, harmonious, impersonal, in accord, in keeping, in line, in step, kosher, legalistic, mincing, namby-pamby, nominal, orthodox, outward, overnice, overprecise, overrefined, pedantic, plastic, precieuse, precious, precisian, precisianistic, precisionistic, puristic, simpering, square, straight, stuffy, stylized, superficial, surface, traditionalist, uptight

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