informally

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈfɔrməli/ UK /ɪnˈfɔːməli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adv
in a relaxed, casual, or unofficial manner

They met informally over coffee to discuss the proposal.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a relaxed, casual, or... casually unofficially colloquially familiarly loosely

Opposites

formally officially ceremoniously

Word family

Related forms informal informality formal form

Etymology

From informal + -ly, from in- ('not') + formal, from Latin formalis ('pertaining to form'), from forma ('form, shape').

formalis Latin forma Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# informally

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈfɔrməli/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈfɔːməli/

## Meanings
1. in a relaxed, casual, or unofficial manner

## Examples
- They met informally over coffee to discuss the proposal.

## Synonyms
- casually
- unofficially
- colloquially
- familiarly
- loosely

## Antonyms
- formally
- officially
- ceremoniously

## Related Forms
- informal
- informality
- formal
- form

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: formalis
- Root: forma

## Etymology
From informal + -ly, from in- ('not') + formal, from Latin formalis ('pertaining to form'), from forma ('form, shape').

## AI Etymology
Informally comes from informal + -ly, from in- ('not') + formal, from Latin formalis ('pertaining to form'), from forma ('form, shape'). The etymological trail includes Latin formalis and Latin forma. As an adverb, informally means in a relaxed, casual, or unofficial manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as informal, informality, formal, and form. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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