officially
Syllables: of·fi·cial·ly/əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/
officially adverb: in an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.
Adverb
officially (comparative more officially, superlative most officially)
- In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.
- [T]here was nothing to drink except orange crush - officially.1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 292
- Wearing his best suit and sunglasses, the sultan of Slowjamastan officially declared independence from the United States of America at 12:26 p.m. on December 1, 2021 as he broadcast the secession live from his open-air government “office” in Dublândia, the capital of the Republic of Slowjamastan.2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN
- Antonyms:
- inofficially, unofficially
- Thoroughly, completely.
- That’s it! I’m officially outraged.
officially meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
officially in Urdu
- باضابطہ طور پر
officially in Bengali
- সরকারী ভাবে, রীত্যনুসারে, দস্তুর অনুযায়ী, অধিকারীরূপে
officially in Malayalam
- ഔദ്യോഗികമായി, ഉദ്യോഗനിലയിൽ
officially in Kannada
- ಅಧಿಕೃತವಾಗಿ, ವಿಧಿವತ್ತಾಗಿ, ವಿಧ್ಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕವಾಗಿ, ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯ ಮುಖೇನ, ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ
More languagesFewer languages
- officially in Arabic
- رَسْمِيًّا rasmiyyan
- officially in Thai
- อย่างเป็นทางการ yàang-bpen-taang-gaan, ทางราชการ taang-râat-chá-gaan, ตามทางการ dtaam-taang-gaan
Examples of officially in a sentence
- Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia.
- Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.
- The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.
Antonyms of officially
Forms of officially
| comparative | more officially |
|---|---|
| superlative | most officially |
Origin of officially
From official + -ly.
Words formed from officially
Questions about officially
- What does officially mean?
- Officially means in an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.
- What is officially in Urdu?
- Officially in Urdu is باضابطہ طور پر. See Officially meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is officially?
- Officially is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce officially?
- Officially is pronounced /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/.
Words near officially in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: officially (page history and authors); officially (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); officially (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); officially (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); officially (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). 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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