Which should you use, ceremonial or ceremonious? The adjective ceremonial means involving or relating to a ceremony. The adjective ceremonious may mean relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions or excessively polite or punctilious.
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He was wearing a ceremonious robe.
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He was wearing a ceremonial robe.
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He stepped into the car with ceremonial dignity.
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He stepped into the car with ceremonious dignity.
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