officially en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/
Etymology
Etymology tree English official 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 officially From official + -ly.
Meanings
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In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.
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:[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:
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(slang) Thoroughly, completely.
That’s it! I’m officially outraged.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more officially | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most officially | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
officially known as · nonofficially
Relateds
Translations (30)
sh službeno (in an official manner) · eo oficiale (in an official manner) · de offiziell (in an official manner) · ru официа́льно (in an official manner) · th ตามทางการ (in an official manner) · uk офіціа́льно (in an official manner) · mt uffiċjalment (in an official manner) · th อย่างเป็นทางการ (in an official manner) · uk офіці́йно (in an official manner) · hu hivatalosan (in an official manner) · nb offisielt (in an official manner) · pl oficjalnie (in an official manner) · be афіцыя́льна (in an official manner) · fi virallisesti (in an official manner) · ar رَسْمِيًّا (in an official manner) · es oficialmente (in an official manner) · cs oficiálně (in an official manner) · be афіцы́йна (in an official manner) · fr officiellement (in an official manner) · nl officieel (in an official manner) · la officialiter (in an official manner) · uz rasman (in an official manner) · th ทางราชการ (in an official manner) · bg официа́лно (in an official manner) · sk oficiálne (in an official manner) · pt oficialmente (in an official manner) · ca oficialment (in an official manner) · sh zvanično (in an official manner) · lv oficiāli (in an official manner) · sv officiellt (in an official manner)