Epistolary and Formal

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Epistolary

Epistolary adjective - Written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence.

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Formal is an antonym for epistolary.

Formal

Formal adjective - (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms.

Usage example: the paper was written in formal English

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Epistolary is an antonym for formal.

Nearby Words: form, formality, formalize, formalise, formative

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