'Formally' definitions:
Definition of 'formally'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With official authorization; "the club will be formally recognized" [syn: formally, officially]
adverb
In a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally" [ant: informally]
Definition of 'Formally'
From: GCIDE
- Formally \Form"al*ly\, adv. In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically; expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely. [1913 Webster]
- That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian grace, is the spring from which it flows. --Smalridge. [1913 Webster]
- You and your followers do stand formally divided against the authorized guides of the church and rest of the people. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]