<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately polite:<ul><li>He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship.</li></ul></li><li>Synonyms: punctilious, conventional, ceremonial</li><li>pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony; formal:<ul><li>a ceremonious reception.</li></ul></li></ul>