nominally C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈnɑmɪnəli/ UK /ˈnɒmɪnəli/ See IPA manual Freq #92789 Meanings 1 adv in name only Nominally I am the boss. 2 adv In a nominal manner; in name only. Of the group, Max (Room’s Jacob Tremblay) is the most nominally mature, at least biologically speaking; unlike his childhood companions, he’s entered the early throes of puberty, and spends a lot of his waking hours pining, rather chastely, for a classmate (Millie Davis). 3 adv As a noun. In Mauritanian Hassaniya, forms like lil-i can function nominally ('mine'), and accordingly have FeSg and Pl variants (lil-t-i, lwaayl-i), see DHF l.lxxv. 4 adv Slightly. Etymology From nominal + -ly. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nominally **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈnɑmɪnəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɒmɪnəli/ **Frequency rank:** 92789 ## Meanings 1. in name only 2. In a nominal manner; in name only. 3. As a noun. 4. Slightly. ## Examples - Nominally I am the boss. - Of the group, Max (Room’s Jacob Tremblay) is the most nominally mature, at least biologically speaking; unlike his childhood companions, he’s entered the early throes of puberty, and spends a lot of his waking hours pining, rather chastely, for a classmate (Millie Davis). - In Mauritanian Hassaniya, forms like lil-i can function nominally ('mine'), and accordingly have FeSg and Pl variants (lil-t-i, lwaayl-i), see DHF l.lxxv. ## Etymology From nominal + -ly. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown