FORMALISTIC


Meaning of FORMALISTIC in English

| ̷ ̷mə|listik adjective

: concerned with or characterized by formalism

the formalistic approach to the study of society — C.V.Woodward

often : employing or advocating formalism (as in ethics)

• for·mal·is·ti·cal·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.