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Pro forma

adverb

In a set manner without serious attention. Synonyms: as a formality, perfunctorily. "He kissed her cheek perfunctorily"

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... Dr. Middleton added. "Speak your decision, my girl, pro forma, seeing that he who has the right demands it, and pray ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

... drill, interior economy, and lectures. Particular attention was given to guard drill and guard mounting ceremonies, as the Divisional Commander expressed a wish that we should turn out like the Guards Division, who were in the same Corps. Fur coats and other winter kit were handed in. A horrid pro forma certificate reached Orderly Room, and the Commanding Officer found he had to sign a certificate to the effect that the Battalion was in possession of every article enumerated in A.F.G. 1098 (Mobilisation Store Table). This document contained such items as "screws, brass, ...

— The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 - History of the 1/8th Battalion • W.C.C. Weetman

Words linked to "Pro forma" : perfunctory, perfunctorily, formal, as a formality