informally
Americanadverb
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in a casual manner, without formality.
Some folks still dress to the nines in formal gowns and tuxedos, but most people dress more informally.
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in a way that does not involve or follow prescribed procedures or go through formal or official channels.
Cases of minor misconduct or unsatisfactory performance are usually best dealt with informally.
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in a way that is not orchestrated or arranged.
Hallways and pedestrian bridges joining the buildings provide spaces for researchers to interact informally.
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using familiar, casual, or ordinary speech or writing.
We use different registers, speaking more informally with family and friends out of the classroom than when discussing academics within the classroom.
Other Word Forms
- quasi-informally adverb
- superinformally adverb
Etymology
Origin of informally
Example Sentences
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Milei’s financiers have started informally dickering with investors over pricing the next issue, which should fly around current yields in a market hungry for emerging market exposure, Grills predicts.
From Barron's
“Every community is different,” said Pumphrey, who has started informally consulting counterparts on the development.
And fewer people are wearing blazers and ties to work after the pandemic led to people dressing more informally for the office.
From BBC
Retirees often help with rent, student loans, child care, healthcare or emergency expenses, sometimes informally and without clear limits.
From MarketWatch
More than 80 percent of India's e-waste is still processed informally, according to a United Nations Development Programme note in October.
From Barron's
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