formalistic

formalistic
    adj 1: concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to
           recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly
           formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" [syn:
           {formalistic}, {formalized}, {formalised}]
    

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "formalistic":
      accordant, anal, bourgeois, compulsive, concordant, conformist,
      conventional, conventionalized, corresponding, elegant,
      euphemistic, euphuistic, exquisite, extrinsic, formal, formalist,
      formulary, goody good-good, goody-goody, harmonious, impersonal,
      in accord, in keeping, in line, in step, kosher, legalistic,
      mincing, namby-pamby, nominal, orthodox, outward, overnice,
      overprecise, overrefined, pedantic, plastic, precieuse, precious,
      precisian, precisianistic, precisionistic, puristic, simpering,
      square, straight, stuffy, stylized, superficial, surface,
      traditionalist, uptight