adv Uncommon

informally

Informally (adv) means In a casual or unofficial way. Example: “The two leaders met informally before the official summit began.”

adv

In a casual or unofficial way.

"The two leaders met informally before the official summit began."

"She was informally advised to reconsider her application."

How to use informally

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishCasually, without official procedure.

Common pairings

dress informally speak informally meet informally

more informally comparative, most informally superlative

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From informal plus the adverb-forming suffix -ly.

colloquially conversationally

ally bally sally Wally dally rally tally pally really locally usually equally

What does “informally” mean?

The word “informally” means in a casual or unofficial way. In plain terms, casually, without official procedure.

How do you use “informally” in a sentence?

Here is “informally” used in a sentence: “The two leaders met informally before the official summit began.”

What part of speech is “informally”?

“Informally” is an adverb.

Is “informally” a common word?

“Informally” is an uncommon word in modern English.