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Stiff Examination Encapsulating Misery Primarily Fellow Gets Over It Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FORMAL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: FORMAL

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199%6Exact Match!
231%10Stiff examination
331%10Stiff examination

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We think the answer is "FORMAL" which means:

    adjective
  • • Being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
  • • (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
  • noun
  • • A lavish dance requiring formal attire
  • • A gown for evening wear
  • adjective satellite
  • • Characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
  • • Represented in simplified or symbolic form
  • • Logically deductive
  • • Refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She looked very formal in her business suit."
  • • "The invitation stated that the dress code was formal."

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