ceremonious

he accepted the gifts with ceremonious dignity.

Their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt.

a Great Hall where ceremonious and public appearances were made.

The adults drank their tea in a ceremonious manner, and the children imitated them.

Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act, an elegant gesture in the ritual of dressing.

The symphony conductor took a ceremonious bow.

So this is our ceremonious last cup of coffee.

And he gets that certificate, and in a very ceremonious way, he gives it to his son.

The men rose to answer by a courteous inclination, and the women made a ceremonious bow.

Now and again there passed an inspector with a ceremonious air, very stiff in his white choker.

An officer in a field uniform, ruddy-faced, with very thick glasses and ceremonious manners, signaled to the sentries to withdraw.

My aunt, the Marquise de Listomere, was a great lady, of ceremonious habits, who would never have dreamed of offering me money.

As we neared home, Joe vaguely acknowledging the occasion as an impressive and ceremonious one, went on ahead to open the front door.

This sluggishness on Colonel Pyncheon's part became still more unaccountable, when the second dignitary of the province made his appearance, and found no more ceremonious a reception.

She remembered the dark, dim look of the London nursery, presided over by an austere and ceremonious nurse, who was terribly particular about clean hands and torn frocks.