ceremonial vs ceremonious
Definitions
adjective
- marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
noun
- a formal event performed on a special occasion
Examples
After six expeditions to Easter Island, including one in 1986 during which he uncovered ancient ceremonial constructions, human teeth and bones, soil containing charcoal, and stonework similar to that found in pre-Inca sites, Thor stoutly phonated that the island's first inhabitants arrived from Peru around 800 B.C., traveling in balsa-log rafts, such as the one he sailed from Peru to Polynesia in 1947, the raft he called Kon Tiki.
The unicity is run by Johannesburg's first-ever executive mayor - previously the mayor was a largely ceremonial position.
She glides to the podium, perfect in every way, from the toes of her green pearlized kid shoes, to the elegant full length Thai silk ceremonial vest, to the top of her jade tiara.
Definitions
adjective
- rigidly formal or bound by convention
- characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
Examples
She was unceremoniously dumped to be replaced by a leader who could win the election.
Wilson also dispensed with the ceremoniousness hamstringing Boston's other lyceums, such as their practice of staging elaborate quasi-military "Banner Marches," which they sometimes even performed before military veterans.
The latest crisis in West Indies cricket and the unceremonious sacking of the best WI talent is the ultimate insult to West Indians.
