HOW TO PRONOUNCE
formally
/ˈfɔɹ.mə.li/
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What does formally mean?
adverb
- In a formal manner.
- In accordance with official procedure.
- In accordance with rigorous rules.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfɔɹ.mə.li/
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The statue passed formally into Rowland’s possession, and was paid for as if an illustrious name had been chiseled on the pedestal.
The matter was not formally arranged, but it was usual for all the tribes to meet here in the month of July.
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Indeed it has become indispensable as a necessary judicial organ, even in nations like England which have not yet formally established it.
Whenever these receptacles have an atom of free space, they claim the right to build there, whereas I formally oppose the claim.
She was brought into the parlour with many tokens of welcome, and there formally recognized my mother as a new and near relation.