Formal and Ordered

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Formal adjective - Following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules.

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Ordered and formal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ordered" instead an adjective "Formal".

Ordered adjective - Having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule.

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Formal and ordered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formal" instead an adjective "Ordered".

Nearby Words: order, orderly, ordering

Patton famously slapped two soldiers suffering from shell-shock (even brandishing his pistol threateningly at one) and was ordered to apologize in lieu of a formal reprimand.

Source: Backhanded Apology
Ordered Apology: Otto holds Archie out a window, by his ankles, while Archie gives a formal apology in the manner expected of John Cleese playing a lawyer.

Source: Film / A Fish Called Wanda
She's marked the date on the calendar (apparently only marked it, not indicated what it was), ordered up his formal wear and all that.

Source: Series / Home Improvement

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