Formal and Passive

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Formal

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

Passive

Passive adjective - Receiving or enduring without offering resistance.
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Formal and passive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formal" instead an adjective "Passive".
Nearby Words: passivity, passively, passible, passivation

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  • Theatre / Sera Myu She's using keigo (polite/formal Japanese) when she does so; in any less polite Japanese, the phrase would easily become "stupid little girls", which gives this insult a particularly passive-aggressive bent.
    Source: Theatre / Sera Myu
  • Reformed, but Rejected Principal Celestia takes a passive-aggressive shot at her, saying that the Battle of the Bands will be "the most exciting event since the Fall Formal," which causes Sunset to slink down out of embarrassment.
    Source: Reformed, but Rejected
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