Stiff
Stiff adjective - Marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details.
Usage example: the stiff politeness with which I was greeted suggested that they weren't truly happy to see me
Stately and stiff are semantically related In some cases you can use "Stately" instead an adjective "Stiff".
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