Form"al*ize, v. i. To affect formality. [Obs.] ales.
Form"al*ly, adv. In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically;
expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely.
That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian grace, is the
spring from which it flows.
Smalridge.
You and your followers do stand formally divided against the
authorized guides of the church and rest of the people.
Hooker.
For"mate (?), n. [See Formic.] (Chem.) A salt of formic acid. [Written
also formiate.]
For*ma"tion (fr*m"shn), n. [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.] 1. The act
of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. Beattie.
2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction;
conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart.