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formalese

noun

Etymology

From formal + -ese.

  1. derived from fōrmālis
  2. derived from formel
  3. inherited from formel
  4. formed as formalese — “formal + -ese”

Definitions

  1. The style of language used in formal contexts.

    • In the intricate formalese that marked relations between friends of the time, Mr. Washburn told Miss Hyde of his appreciation for a previous letter of hers and remarked on how it had buoyed up his spirit.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for formalese. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA