Word of the Day - conventional

conventional

/kənˈvɛnʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
adjective
1 Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
1.1 (of a person) greatly or overly concerned with what is generally held to be socially acceptable.
1.2 (of a work of art or literature) following traditional forms and genres.

Origin

Late
15th century (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or
convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis,
from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire
(see convene).

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There was very little which could be called conventional about the conference even though it was held at a former convent (except for the formal dinner).