formally
Use Formally in a sentence
mə adverb
1.
in a formal manner: The store was formally opened on Tuesday.
2.
as regards form; in form: It may be formally correct, but it is substantively wrong.
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formal1 (ˈfɔːməl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, according to, or following established or prescribed forms, conventions, etc: a formal document |
| 2. | characterized by observation of conventional forms of ceremony, behaviour, dress, etc: a formal dinner |
| 3. | methodical, precise, or stiff |
| 4. | suitable for occasions organized according to conventional ceremony: formal dress |
| 5. | denoting or characterized by idiom, vocabulary, etc, used by educated speakers and writers of a language |
| 6. | acquired by study in academic institutions: a formal education |
| 7. | regular or symmetrical in form: a formal garden |
| 8. | of or relating to the appearance, form, etc, of something as distinguished from its substance |
| 9. | logically deductive: formal proof |
| 10. | philosophy |
| a. of or relating to form as opposed to matter or content | |
| b. pertaining to the essence or nature of something: formal cause | |
| c. (in the writings of Descartes) pertaining to the correspondence between an image or idea and its object | |
| d. being in the formal mode | |
| 11. | denoting a second-person pronoun in some languages used when the addressee is a stranger, social superior, etc: in French the pronoun ``vous'' is formal, while ``tu'' is informal |
| [C14: from Latin formālis] | |
| 'formally1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'formalness1 | |
| —n | |
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Formally
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Example sentences
If all goes to plan, it will be formally launched next month, and could start operating next year.
Unless formally hedged, plants require little pruning.
Now the south will have to focus on the intricate process of formally disentangling itself from the north.
The pair is expected to be formally sentenced in several months.
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