buckram
- adjective
- /ˈbʌkrəm/
:
rigido
- The principal delivered a buckram speech that failed to engage the students.
Examples
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His letters have a buckram tone, as if he were always writing to a stranger.
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Her buckram attitude made conversation difficult at the dinner table.
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His speech was so buckram that it felt insincere.
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The buckram style of the presentation did not engage the audience.
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Her buckram manner made it hard for anyone to relax around her.
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He maintained a buckram expression during the interview, which made him seem unapproachable.
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The buckram decorum at the formal event felt out of place among the casual attendees.
Synonyms
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5.1
Very formal and not relaxed in behavior
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6.6
Very formal and stiff in a way that makes people feel awkward
A little formal and not warm in how someone acts
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Buckram as an adjective comes from the stiff fabric made in the city Bukhara, so if someone or something is called 'buckram' it means they are stiff and very formal, like the hard cloth.