| inaugural | (adj) occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction, Ant. exaugural, Example: the President's inaugural address; an inaugural ball |
| inaugural | (adj) serving to set in motion, Syn. first, maiden, initiative, initiatory, Example: the magazine's inaugural issue; the initiative phase in the negotiations; an initiatory step toward a treaty; his first (or maiden) speech in Congress; the liner's maiden voyage |
| inaugural address | (n) an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president), Syn. inaugural |
| inaugurally | (adv) so as to inaugurate, Example: the mayor inaugurally drove the spade into the ground |
