Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

informally

/ˌɪnfˈɔɹməli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
in-for-mal-ly
IPA
/ˌɪnfˈɔɹməli/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English formal English informal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English informally From informal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more informally (comparative) most informally (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce informally?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnfˈɔɹməli/.
What does informally mean?
In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.
Where does informally come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English formal English informal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English informally From informal + -ly.

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