/fawr"myeuh ler'ee/ , n. , pl. formularies , adj.
n.
1. a collection or system of formulas.
2. a set form of words; formula.
3. Pharm. a book listing pharmaceutical substances and formulas for making medicinal preparations.
4. Eccles. a book containing prescribed forms used in the service of a church.
adj.
5. of or pertaining to a formula or formulas: the formulary aspect of a science.
6. of the nature of a formula: He dispenses easy, formulary solutions to our problems.
[ 1535-45; formulaire; see FORMULA, -ARY ]