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formally

adv
/ˈfɔː.mə.li/UK/ˈfɔɹ.mə.li/CA/ˈfoː.mə.li/

Etymology

From formal + -ly.

  1. derived from fōrmālis
  2. derived from formel
  3. inherited from formel
  4. suffixed as formally — “formal + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a formal manner.

    • He was dressed too formally for the occasion.

  2. In accordance with official procedure.

    • He formally filed a complaint, which involved much paperwork.
    • Dans told CNN he will formally launch his campaign with a prayer breakfast Wednesday in Charleston.

  3. In accordance with rigorous rules.

    • He proved it formally but gave his students no intuitive feel for the matter.

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Derived

unformally

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at formally. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at formally. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at formally

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA