| directed(adjective, established, orderly) | |
| evening dress(noun, expression, idiom, dress) | |
| evening gown | |
| flat | |
| formalized | |
| formulaic | |
| grand(adjective, important, noble, splendid, prominent) | |
| haughty(adjective, cold, noble, unfriendly, grand) | |
| inflated(adjective, important, stiff, affected, prominent) | |
| labored(adjective, strong, cold, heavy, stiff) | |
| laboured | |
| mannered(adjective, strong, cold, stiff, affected) | |
| mannerly(adjective, good, smooth, proper, polite) | |
| old-fashioned | |
| ordered | |
| ornate(adjective, elegant, fashionable, ostentatious) | |
| ostensible(adjective, supposed, alleged, so-called) | |
| ponderous | |
| positive(conformity, affirmation) | |
| professed(adjective, supposed, alleged, ostensible, so-called) |
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