officially

UK /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/ US /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/

adv 2

Definitions

adv

In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.

[T]here was nothing to drink except orange crush - officially.

Wearing his best suit and sunglasses, the sultan of Slowjamastan officially declared independence from the United States of America at 12:26 p.m. on December 1, 2021 as he broadcast the secession live from his open-air government “office” in Dublândia, the capital of the Republic of Slowjamastan.

Thoroughly, completely.

That’s it! I’m officially outraged.

Collocations

ADJ.

charged, economic, orange, over, recorded, still, undetermined, united

The government officially recorded the economic data for the third quarter yesterday.

VERB + OFFICIALLY

believe, crush, don't, haven't, states, war

The government officially states that the new policy will take effect next month.

OFFICIALLY + NOUN

himself, independence, ry, sanctions, tar, vacation

The government officially announced new sanctions against the country yesterday.

PREP.

from, in, on, with

The new policy was officially announced in the company meeting yesterday afternoon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — with official authorization

formally

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[T]here was nothing to drink except orange crush - officially.

Wiktionary

That’s it! I’m officially outraged.

Wiktionary

Let us suppose that the number of incidents is twice that of those officially recorded.

Tatoeba · #61979

Officially it is his responsibility, but in fact his secretary does all the work.

Tatoeba · #271635

The Japanese Parliament today officially elected Ryūtarō Hashimoto as the country's 52nd prime minister.

Tatoeba · #281385

Usage Notes

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