LekhoriLekhoriIn accordance with established forms.
She spoke formal English, without any dialect.
Official.
I'd like to make a formal complaint.
Relating to the form or structure of something.
Formal linguistics ignores the vocabulary of languages and focuses solely on their grammar.
An evening gown.
Well, I open up the door / And much to my surprise / The girls were wearin' formals / And the boys were wearin' ties
An event with a formal dress code.
Jenny took Sam to her Year 12 formal.
From Middle English formel, borrowed from Old French formel, from Latin fōrmālis, from fōrma (“form”); equivalent to form + -al.
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Formalin.