pro forma pro·forma uncommon adverb (1) adjective (1) adverb 1. in a set manner without serious attention “they answered my letter pro forma” “he kissed her cheek perfunctorily” Synonymsperfunctorilyas a formalitypro forma adjective 1. as a formality only “a one-candidate pro forma election” Synonymspro formaperfunctory Similarformal Related words Pertaining to casual WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.