Associations to the word «Ceremonious»

Wiktionary

CEREMONIOUS, adjective. Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious
CEREMONIOUS, adjective. Characterized by rigid formality

Dictionary definition

CEREMONIOUS, adjective. Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display.
CEREMONIOUS, adjective. Rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats