formally

[fawr-muh-lee]

adverb

1. in a formal manner.

   The store was formally opened on Tuesday.

2. as regards form; in form.

   It may be formally correct, but it is substantively wrong.

Word History and Origins

Origin of formally¹

1350–1400; Middle English. See formal ¹, -ly

Example Sentences

Ross later formally complained about Hepburn's conduct in a letter to John Swinney on Friday.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the UK, France, Canada and Australia formally recognised a Palestinian state at a meeting of the United Nations earlier this week.

From BBC

Three appeal judges, who backed the PPS case, formally declared the sentence was "unduly lenient".

From BBC

Her comments came amid a meeting in New York of the United Nations General Assembly, where several countries, including France, Britain, Canada and Australia, have formally recognized Palestine as a state.

From Los Angeles Times

France has formally recognised a Palestinian state, becoming the latest in a wave of countries to take the step.

From BBC

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