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officially

  • /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/

adverb more officially · most officially

  1. In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations. [T]here was nothing to drink except orange crush - officially.

    Opposite: inofficially, unofficially

  2. slang Thoroughly, completely. That’s it! I’m officially outraged.

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Closest in meaning: formally, legally, formal, formalize, duly, technically, ostensibly, solemnly, publicly, formerly, openly, journal, full, record, informally, officiated

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adv in an official manner

Españoloficialmente
Portuguêsoficialmente
Françaisofficiellement
Deutschoffiziell
Русскийофициа́льно oficiálʹno
العربيةرَسْمِيًّا rasmiyyan

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@misc{officially_2026,
  title = {officially},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/officially},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}