Unofficially

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.

    "A one-pot meal, cachupa, is unofficially the national dish of Cape Verde, a drought-stricken archipelago off the western bulge of Africa. The dish is chock-full of cassava, seasoned sausages, corn and potatoes."

Adverb
  1. 1
    not in an official capacity wordnet
  2. 2
    without official approval wordnet

Synonyms

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naturallyoff recordoffhandon sideon the sideplainly

Example

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"It has been unofficially decided that I will be employed by the company."

Etymology

From unofficial + -ly or un- + officially.

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