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formally
[ fawr-muh-lee ]
adverb
- 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.
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Example Sentences
Carney says he had invited the King to formally open Canada's 45th Parliament on 27 May.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs has formally rejected the US government's offer to plead guilty and spare himself the possibility of a prolonged prison sentence.
Alex and his partner are now among the thousands or parents in England to have their experiences formally recognised with a baby loss certificate.
Ukraine has long aspired to join the European Union and accession talks formally began last June.
In the past three years, outbreaks of bird flu, formally called highly pathogenic avian influenza, in wild animals spilled over to dairy cows and poultry, infecting several dozen humans and even killing one American.
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