ceremonious Play adjectiveRelating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions. SYNONYMS affectedaugustawe-inspiringcivilcourteouscourtlydeferentialdeliberatedignifiedelegantformalgloriousgrandimperialimportantimposingimpressivejust somagnificentmajesticmeasuredportentousprecisepunctiliousregalresplendentrigidscrupulousslow-movingsolemnsplendidstarchystatelystiff