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familiarly

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fəˈmɪl.jɚ.li/ / /fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ.li/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English familierly, equivalent to familiar + -ly.

  1. With a lack of formality:

    He spoke familiarly to the hotel porter.

  2. With a lack of formality:
  3. With a lack of formality:

    The giant panda, familiarly known as a "panda bear", is not actually a bear at all.

  4. With knowledge or experience:

    The voice from downstairs sounded familiarly like a foghorn, and right away he knew that Uncle Fred had arrived.

  5. With knowledge or experience:

    The instructor spoke familiarly about the dangerous conditions on the mountain during the winter.