The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CLASSICAL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1951.
Adhering to traditional forms crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CLASSICAL | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Adhering to traditional forms
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- formal
- nonstandard
- presbyterian
- formalism
- academicism
- academician
- orthodox
- euclidean
- overlogical
- dvorak
- iconography
- historicism
Crossword Answer definitions
CLASSICAL noun- One that is classical in some way; for example, a classical economist.
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
- Describing European music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
- Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
- Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.
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