Formal and General

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Formal

Formal adjective - Following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules.
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General and formal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "General" instead an adjective "Formal".
Nearby Words: form, formality, formalize, formalise, formative

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
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Formal and general are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formal" instead an adjective "General".
Nearby Words: generate, generally, generation, generalization, generic

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  • The correct way of being formal would be to use a title or a full name preceded by Mr/Madam but Icelanders in general aren't very formal.
    Source: First Name Basis / Real Life
  • Film / The Hunger Games A nice touch to show how formal the Capitol appears to be to the general population.
    Source: Film / The Hunger Games
  • Comicbook / Red Skull Glory Days: In general, his years of service to the formal Nazi state while it existed.
    Source: Comicbook / Red Skull
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