'formalistic' definitions:
Definition of 'formalistic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" [syn: formalistic, formalized, formalised]
Synonyms of 'formalistic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordant,
- anal,
- bourgeois,
- compulsive,
- concordant,
- conformist,
- conventional,
- conventionalized,
- corresponding,
- elegant,
- euphemistic,
- euphuistic,
- exquisite,
- extrinsic,
- formal,
- formalist,
- formulary,
- goody good-good,
- goody-goody,
- harmonious,
- impersonal,
- in accord,
- in keeping,
- in line,
- in step,
- kosher,
- legalistic,
- mincing,
- namby-pamby,
- nominal,
- orthodox,
- outward,
- overnice,
- overprecise,
- overrefined,
- pedantic,
- plastic,
- precieuse,
- precious,
- precisian,
- precisianistic,
- precisionistic,
- puristic,
- simpering,
- square,
- straight,
- stuffy,
- stylized,
- superficial,
- surface,
- traditionalist,
- uptight