formally meaning
EN- AdverbCOMmore formallySUPmost formallyPREfor-SUF-ly
- In a formal manner.
- He dressed quite formally - too formally for the occasion.
- In accordance with official procedure.
- He formally filed a complaint, which involved much paperwork.
- In accordance with rigorous rules.
- He proved it formally but gave his students no intuitive feel for the matter.
- In a formal manner.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Nicholas then took himself to Avignon where in August 1330 he formally renounced his claim to the papacy.
- Such a use may be described formally as cook + -en → cooked
- The -en suffix is also used formally to denote any English past participle, even if it does not use the suffix.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of formally in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adverbs
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- Words suffixed with -ly
- Words suffixed with -ly
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