·adj Sound; normal.
II. Formal ·adj Dependent in form; conventional.
III. Formal ·noun ·see Methylal.
IV. Formal ·adj Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance, or organization of a thing.
V. Formal ·adj Having the form or appearance without the substance or essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal courtesy, ·etc.
VI. Formal ·adj Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as, he gave his formal consent.
VII. Formal ·adj Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules; punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in his dress, his gait, his conversation.
VIII. Formal ·adj Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished from the matter composing it; having the power of making a thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect.