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INFORMALLY
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
he visited us informally
Classified under:
Antonym:
formally (in a formal manner)
Pertainym:
informal (not formal)
Sense 2
Meaning:
With the use of colloquial expressions
Example:
this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn
Synonyms:
colloquially; conversationally; informally
Classified under:
Pertainym:
informal (used of spoken and written language)
Context examples:
This frozen region is north of Pluto’s icy mountains, in the center-left of the heart feature, informally named “Tombaugh Regio”.
(New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’, NASA)