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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

formally

/ˈfɔɹ.mə.li/

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What does formally mean?

adverb

  1. In a formal manner.
  2. In accordance with official procedure.
  3. 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.
Henry JamesRoderick HudsonProject Gutenberg ebook #176
The matter was not formally arranged, but it was usual for all the tribes to meet here in the month of July.
Charles A. EastmanIndian BoyhoodProject Gutenberg ebook #337
More book examples (3)
Indeed it has become indispensable as a necessary judicial organ, even in nations like England which have not yet formally established it.
Enrico FerriCriminal SociologyProject Gutenberg ebook #477
Whenever these receptacles have an atom of free space, they claim the right to build there, whereas I formally oppose the claim.
Jean-Henri FabreBramble-Bees and OthersTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3421
She was brought into the parlour with many tokens of welcome, and there formally recognized my mother as a new and near relation.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766