Meanings
adverbceremoniously (comparative more ceremoniously, superlative most ceremoniously)
comparative more ceremoniously · superlative most ceremoniously
- In a ceremonious manner.
After a simply marvelous, entertaining two and a half hour meal, they reclaimed their shoes and ceremoniously bid their sayonaras to the Japanese girls.
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Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Englishceremonious
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishceremoniously
From ceremonious + -ly.
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APA
ceremoniously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceremoniously
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“ceremoniously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceremoniously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceremoniously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceremoniously.
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