formally
/ˈfɔː.mə.li/US/ˈfɔɹ.mə.li/
formally adverb: in a formal manner.
Adverb
formally (comparative more formally, superlative most formally)
- In a formal manner.
- He was dressed too formally for the occasion.
- 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
- In accordance with rigorous rules.
- He proved it formally but gave his students no intuitive feel for the matter.
formally meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
formally in Hindi
- औपचारिक रूप से, औपचारिक तौर पर
formally in Tamil
- மேலுக்கு
formally in Marathi
- औपचारिकपणे, औपचारिकरित्या, औपचारिकरीत्या
formally in Bengali
- আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে, যথাবিহিতভাবে
More languagesFewer languages
- formally in Telugu
- లాంఛనప్రాయంగా, లాంఛనంగా
- formally in Malayalam
- ഔപചാരികമായി
- formally in Kannada
- ಔಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ
- formally in Punjabi
- ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ, ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ
- formally in Gujarati
- ઔપચારિક રીતે, ઔપચારિકપણે
Examples of formally in a sentence
- A lawyer cannot act until they have been formally instructed by their client.
- Formally the widow still ranches, but in fact she leaves all ranching to the foreman.
- We need to do some wind tunnel testing before this project is formally approved.
Antonyms of formally
Forms of formally
| comparative | more formally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most formally |
Origin of formally
From formal + -ly.
Words formed from formally
Questions about formally
- What does formally mean?
- Formally means in a formal manner.
- What is formally in Hindi?
- Formally in Hindi is औपचारिक रूप से, औपचारिक तौर पर. See Formally meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is formally?
- Formally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce formally?
- Formally is pronounced /ˈfɔː.mə.li/ (UK).
Words near formally in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: formally (page history and authors); formally (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); formally (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formally (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); formally (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formally (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); formally (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); formally (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); formally (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); formally (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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