officially

adverb

of·​fi·​cial·​ly -sh(ə)lē 

-li

1

: with official authorization : formally

the bridge will be officially opened next week

2

: in an official capacity

officially responsible for the disaster, as the man charged … with the security of all frontiers

—Robert Graves

3

: professedly, publicly, ostensibly

this is the dry season; officially, no rain should fall

—Marjory J. Douglas

—often contrasted with actually

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