D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Formally

· Form·al·ly · IPA /ˈfɔɹ.mə.li/
01 adv. In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically; expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely.
  1. 1.
    In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically; expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely.
    “That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian grace, is the spring from which it flows.” — Smalridge.
    “You and your followers do stand formally divided against the authorized guides of the church and rest of the people.” Hooker.