colloquially

1. 1.

   with the use of colloquial expressions

   “this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn”

   Synonymsconversationallyinformally

Questions about colloquially

What does colloquially mean?

colloquially means "with the use of colloquial expressions".

How many syllables are in colloquially?

colloquially has 5 syllables: col-loq-ui-al-ly. The stress falls on "ui".

What is another word for colloquially?

Close synonyms include conversationally, informally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is colloquially a common word?

colloquially is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.