Is There a Word Formalistic?

Characterized by a narrow concern for book learning and formal rules, without knowledge or experience of practical matters: academic, bookish, donnish, inkhorn, literary, pedantic, pedantical, scholastic.

What's the meaning of formalistic?

1 : the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to prescribed or external forms (as in religion or art) also : an instance of this. 2 : marked attention to arrangement, style, or artistic means (as in art or literature) usually with corresponding de-emphasis of content.

What is the difference between formability and formalism?

is that formalism is strict adherence to a given form of conduct, practice etc while formality is (uncountable) the state of being formal.