socially

[soh-shuh-lee]

adverb

1. in the friendly company of others; in a genial or gregarious manner.

   We met through mutual friends who gather socially several times a month.

2. in a manner that relates to human society and its configuration as a community.

   Her art strives to be both beautifully evocative and socially responsible.

3. in a manner that relates to the division of human society into classes according to status.

   Socially and economically, these children are repressed by disadvantages we cannot imagine.

4. with attention or regard to rules about behavior.

   In my day, carousing on a Sunday was socially unacceptable.

Other Word Forms

• nonsocially adverb
• unsocially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of socially¹

First recorded in 1610–30; social ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

The tree-lined street that ran beside it was once a favourite place for courting couples, eager to avoid Gaza's socially conservative gaze.

From BBC

It manages more than 20 million hectares of protected area with the goal of making each park "ecologically, socially and financially sustainable for the long term".

From BBC

As a nation that has been heavily dependent on oil, Saudi Arabia is working to diversify itself economically, socially and culturally.

From BBC

The former hairdresser was caught after two of his victims, who had met up socially, described similar experiences and realised they had been targeted by the same man, later reporting him at Romford police station.

From BBC

People who wore Google Glass in 2014 faced backlash over fears that the smart glasses, priced at $1,500, would secretly record people or make human interactions socially awkward.

From Los Angeles Times

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