WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
for•mal•ly
(fôr′mə lē),USA pronunciation adv.
- in a formal manner:The store was formally opened on Tuesday.
- as regards form;
in form:It may be formally correct, but it is substantively wrong.
- Middle English. See formal1, -ly 1350–1400
'formally' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abkhazia
- Australia
- Berlin
- Christian name
- Executive Council
- Red Cross
- abandon
- abdicate
- abjure
- abrogate
- accept
- acknowledge
- act
- adjudge
- administer
- administration
- agenda
- ally
- ampere
- appear
- approve
- arbitrator
- authorize
- band
- banns
- bat mitzvah
- beatify
- beg
- boll
- brachium
- bring out
- cede
- center of mass
- ceremonious
- charge
- christening
- classical
- college
- comaker
- company
- confirmation
- consign
- constitute
- country
- custody
- dead letter
- debrief
- decision
- declarant
- declare