formally
advUK /ˈfɔː.mə.li/ · CA, US /ˈfɔɹ.mə.li/
Etymology From formal + -ly.
1
In a formal manner.
- He was dressed too formally for the occasion.
2
In accordance with official procedure.
- He formally filed a complaint, which involved much paperwork.
- Dans told CNN he will formally launch his campaign with a prayer breakfast Wednesday in Charleston.2025 July 28, Steve Contorno, “Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate in South Carolina”, in CNN:
3
In accordance with rigorous rules.
- He proved it formally but gave his students no intuitive feel for the matter.
- Antonyms
- informally
- Derived terms
- unformally
- Related terms
- officially