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pseudoformal

pseudoformal adjective: attempting to be formal, but not actually doing so.

Adjective

pseudoformal (not comparable)

  1. Attempting to be formal, but not actually doing so.

Origin of pseudoformal

From pseudo- + formal.

Questions about pseudoformal

What does pseudoformal mean?
Pseudoformal means attempting to be formal, but not actually doing so.
What part of speech is pseudoformal?
Pseudoformal is an adjective.

Words near pseudoformal in the dictionary

  1. pseudoforce
  2. pseudoforces
  3. pseudoforest
  4. pseudoforests
  5. pseudoform
  6. pseudoformal
  7. pseudoforms
  8. pseudofossil
  9. pseudofossils
  10. pseudofovea
  11. pseudofoveas

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