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formally

 adverb
     
for‧mal‧ly
1 officially [≠ informally]:
We announced a decision formally recognizing the new government.
2 in a polite way [≠ informally]:
He put his hand out formally, and Liza took it.
'I apologize, Captain,' she said formally.
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