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Meanings of ceremonious in English
Usage of ceremonious in English
1
Henry stood in the doorway, and made the king a ceremonious bow.
2
The ceremonious Spaniards found a remarkable dignity in his air and gestures.
3
The first dinner I ate with the family was ceremonious and cold.
4
Of all the people I ever saw these are the most ceremonious.
5
After saluting me with ceremonious politeness, he said in a bantering tone:
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They stepped back with a ceremonious bow as the captain started forward.
7
He faced the king fairly and made no search after ceremonious words.
8
Yei-Sei is also credited with introducing the Chinese custom of ceremonious tea-drinking.
9
Katerina Ivanovna took it and gave him a polite, even ceremonious, bow.
10
Vane made her a ceremonious bow and they went on, chatting lightly.
11
His department was ceremonious, and he made a decided impression on strangers.
12
Mrs. Clicquot's product fizzed, for the proper ceremonious induction of another year.
13
But when he did speak he didn't quit being ceremonious nor dignified.
14
Why, my dear Robert, should we be so ceremonious toward each other?
15
Despite the ceremonious greeting, he wasn't quite convinced of the visitors' friendly intentions.
16
But the general appearance of the entire affair is more ceremonious, more formal.
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Ceremonious across language varieties
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