Hypertext Webster Gateway: "formally"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Formally \Form"al*ly\, adv.
In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically;
expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely.
That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian
grace, is the spring from which it flows. --Smalridge.
You and your followers do stand formally divided
against the authorized guides of the church and rest of
the people. --Hooker.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
formally
adv 1: with official authorization; "the club will be formally
recognized" [syn: {officially}]
2: in a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally" [syn: {with
formality}] [ant: {informally}]
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