adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a colloquial manner.

   "Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated ungulates."

Adverb

1. 1
   with the use of colloquial expressions wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

conversationallyconversationallydeltoid muscleinformally

Example

More examples

"We're what they colloquially call a single mother family. I haven't seen my father's face."

Etymology

From colloquial + -ly.

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