formallyadverb
uk/ˈfɔː.mə.li/us/ˈfɔːr.mə.li/formally adverb (OFFICIALLY)
C1 officially:
The deal will be formally announced on Tuesday.
More examples
- After he formally declared his interest in the club, a number of rival takeover bids have been announced.
- The centre will be formally opened next year.
- The ceasefire has yet to be formally agreed.
- The driver was formally cautioned for exceeding the speed limit.
- The contract is not binding until it has been formally agreed by both parties.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- settlement
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
See more results »
formally adverb (SERIOUSLY/CORRECTLY)
C1 in a serious and correct way:
He was formally dressed in a grey suit.
The professor greeted us very formally.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- ceremonial
- ceremonious
- ceremony
- decency
- formal
- genteel
- gentility
- grace
- ground rules
- impropriety
- not the done thing idiom
- propriety
- pukka
- refinement
- solemnity
- stand on ceremony idiom
- stiff
- valediction
- valedictory
See more results »
formally adverb (GARDEN)
(of garden design) in a way that is carefully designed and kept according to a plan
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- cloistered
- compound
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- precinct
- quad
- roof garden
- yard