colloquialadjective
uk/kəˈləʊ.kwi.əl/us/kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/(of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing:
colloquial speech
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colloquially
adverb uk/kəˈləʊ.kwi.ə.li/us/kəˈloʊ.kwi.ə.li/