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unofficially

unofficially adverb: in a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.

Adverb

unofficially (comparative more unofficially, superlative most unofficially)

  1. In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.
    • A one-pot meal, cachupa, is unofficially the national dish of Cape Verde, a drought-stricken archipelago off the western bulge of Africa. The dish is chock-full of cassava, seasoned sausages, corn and potatoes.1987 July 29, Steven Barboza, “Culinary Delights of Africa Reflect a Continent's Diversity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of unofficially

comparativemore unofficially
superlativemost unofficially

Origin of unofficially

From unofficial + -ly or un- + officially.

Questions about unofficially

What does unofficially mean?
Unofficially means in a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.
What part of speech is unofficially?
Unofficially is an adverb.

Words near unofficially in the dictionary

  1. unofficial farthing
  2. unofficial farthings
  3. unofficialdom
  4. unofficiality
  5. unofficialized
  6. unofficially
  7. unofficialness
  8. unofficiated
  9. unofficiating
  10. unofficinal
  11. unofficious

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