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How to pronounce ceremonious in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms conventional
Derivation ceremoniousness, ceremony


their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt.
Type Words
Synonyms pompous

Examples of ceremonious

ceremonious
There was a ceremonious goodbye to City Councilman Mike Whipple who was termed out of office.
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Luckily, the more ceremonious moments from Ready for Confetti don't stand in the way of his surlier urges.
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It was a ceremonious moment each day, pulling off a link.
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This too is symbiosis, but ceremonious, contented and witty.
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To some, the ceremonious undoing of the wire cork retainer on a champagne bottle is all part of the fun.
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A rite is an established, ceremonious, usually religious act.
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One is in pen-and-wash drawing, the other in the more static and ceremonious art of miniature painting.
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Couldn't T-Dog have been given a more ceremonious departure?
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Serene, but a little static and ceremonious.
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More examples
  • Pompous: characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
  • Rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
  • (ceremoniously) in a ceremonious manner; "my mother advised her children ceremoniously"
  • Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious; Characterized by rigid formality