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officially

adv
/əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/

Etymology

From official + -ly.

  1. derived from officium
  2. derived from officiālis
  3. derived from official
  4. inherited from official
  5. formed as officially — “official + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In an official manner

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

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

  2. Thoroughly, completely.

    • That’s it! I’m officially outraged.

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Derived

nonofficially, officially known as

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at officially. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01officially02official03communicated04communicate05joined06join07unite08legend09saint

A definitional loop anchored at officially. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at officially

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA