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

The so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” — formally known as HR-1, the federal reconciliation package passed earlier this year — was pitched by lawmakers as a way to “restore fiscal sanity” and “reward work.”

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The mayor and City Council in Tucson, home of the University of Arizona, formally opposed the compact, calling it an “unacceptable act of federal interference.”

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The currency crisis demonstrates that defending the peso against speculative attacks requires burning through more dollars than would be needed to dollarize the economy formally.

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“Like, literally, because if he formally makes this announcement, you know, there’s gonna be some significant price changes, right?”

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He also spotlighted the new reading bill, which he formally signed Thursday at a Los Angeles elementary school.

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