Used in a Sentence

colloquially

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for colloquially.

Editorial note

As a die hard Unix guy and ex Slashdot-esque zealot (colloquially a bit of a twat).

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

In a colloquial manner.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of colloquially gathered in one view.

adverb

In a colloquial manner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for colloquially.

Example sentences

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As a die hard Unix guy and ex Slashdot-esque zealot (colloquially a bit of a twat).

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But Dr Jones has clarified that 'The word trick was used here colloquially as in a clever thing to do.

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BSkyB has been around since 1990 and has been colloquially known as Sky since then.

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You will retire exponentially (literally, if not colloquially) sooner by spending less.

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Perhaps the person quoted was speaking colloquially, but I would argue such a quotation should have a [sic] in it.

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I don't know anyone who uses the long scale scientifically or colloquially in the UK except for the occasional out-of-date pedant.

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MMS is colloquially known as texting, just as is SMS.

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More colloquially, garbage in, garbage out.

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In Copenhagen the western district has been sub-divided into a lot of zip codes so it could be that each is its own route, but they only did it for the western district, the other districts still only have a single zip code — I suspect that they did it to simplify sorting but found that people are more likely to make mistakes (when you have a dozen zip codes for the colloquially same district).

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:) But while materialists may reject consciousness as a fruitful term, there's a problem with finding a functional definition of consciousness -- or even one that agrees enough with what we colloquially understand consciousness to be -- as consciousness, as we understand it, plays absolutely no observable function.

Quote examples

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Also note that Canadians colloquially use "North America" to mean the USA + Canada, leaving out Central American countries.

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> Canadians colloquially use "North America" to mean the USA + Canada, leaving out Central American countries.

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Colloquially, money may be "in an account", but in reality, your account is on the bank's balance sheet as a liability.

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And in French "piou piou" can be used colloquially to mean "bird"...

Proper noun examples

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Colloquially that person would probably be called smart, but their (social) actions might be described as stupid.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use colloquially in a sentence?

As a die hard Unix guy and ex Slashdot-esque zealot (colloquially a bit of a twat).

What does colloquially mean?

In a colloquial manner.

What part of speech is colloquially?

colloquially is commonly used as adverb.