BACK TO formerly
formerly vs. formally
[ fawr-mer-lee ]
adverb
- in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
- in time just past; just now.
[ fawr-muh-lee ]
adverb
- in a formal manner: The store was formally opened on Tuesday.
- as regards form; in form: It may be formally correct, but it is substantively wrong.