Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: pro forma  ,prow'for-mu
  1. A template document with the standard entries
Adjective: pro forma  ,prow'for-mu
  1. Done or produced as a formality only
    "a one-candidate pro forma election";
    - perfunctory
Adverb: pro forma  ,prow'for-mu
  1. In a set manner without serious attention; as a formality
    "they answered my letter pro forma";
    - perfunctorily

Derived forms: pro formas

See also: formal

Encyclopedia: Pro forma