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INFORMALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without formality

Example:

he visited us informally

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

formally (in a formal manner)

Pertainym:

informal (not formal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

With the use of colloquial expressions

Example:

this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn

Synonyms:

colloquially; conversationally; informally

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

informal (used of spoken and written language)

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 Context examples: 

This frozen region is north of Pluto’s icy mountains, in the center-left of the heart feature, informally named “Tombaugh Regio”.

(New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’, NASA)