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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

informally en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English formal English informal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English informally From informal + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.
    • informally dressed
    • write informally
    • speak informally

Forms

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more informally Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most informally Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

en famille

Translations (9)

gl informalmente (in an informal manner) · nl informeel (in an informal manner) · fr informellement (in an informal manner) · ca informalment (in an informal manner) · pl nieformalnie (in an informal manner) · es informalmente (in an informal manner) · pt informalmente (in an informal manner) · it informalmente (in an informal manner) · pl potocznie (in an informal manner)