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Ceremoniously

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cer·e·mo·ni·ous  (sr-mn-s)
adj.
1. Strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony, ritual, or etiquette; punctilious: "borne on silvery trays by ceremonious world-weary waiters" (Financial Times).
2.
a. Characterized by ceremony.
b. In accord with prescribed or customary usage; rigidly formal.
cere·moni·ous·ly adv.
cere·moni·ous·ness n.
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Adv.1.ceremoniously - in a ceremonious manner; "my mother advised her children ceremoniously"
ceremonially
unceremoniously - in an unceremonious manner; "he was dismissed unceremoniously"


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He thanked her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away.
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Instead therefore of communicating the secret of his lodgings to a servant, he acquainted the lady herself with it particularly, and soon after very ceremoniously withdrew.
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She measured a teacup full, tied it up in a bit of sacking, and presented it ceremoniously to grandmother.
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