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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.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of formally1

1350–1400; Middle English. See formal 1, -ly
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Last Thursday, the IAEA's board formally declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in 20 years.

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The FA will now meet to formally sign off the changes, which must be implemented before 31 July.

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As well as prosecuting him twice, Panorama has discovered that the HSE has also formally warned Mr Geary or his company about eight safety breaches over the past 10 years.

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On Thursday, the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors formally declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in 20 years.

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But exactly how many and who was killed may take days to establish: investigators need to rely on DNA to formally identify the bodies found in the wreckage.

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