Colloquially vs Informal - What's the difference?
colloquially | informal |
In a colloquial manner.
Not formal or ceremonious.
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Suited for everyday use.
(of language) Reflecting everyday, non-ceremonious usage.
(gardening) Not organized; not structured or planned.
As an adverb colloquially
is in a colloquial manner.As a verb informal is
to inform (to communicate knowledge to others).colloquially
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated ungulates.
informal
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Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}