formally
pronunciation
How to pronounce formally in British English:
UK ['fɔ:məlɪ]
How to pronounce formally in American English:
US [ˈfɔrmlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- with official authorization
- in a formal manner
Word Origin
- formally (adv.)
- late 14c., "in good form, in an orderly manner," also "by kind," from formal + -ly (2). Meaning "in prescribed or customary form" is from 1560s.
Example
- 1. He has not been formally charged with any wrongdoing .
- 2. The president of finland is formally responsible for foreign policy .
- 3. Formally the project was supervised by the agency 's signals intelligence automation research center or sarc .
- 4. Informal learning is now formally here .
- 5. The country was formally divided into two entities .