familiarly

An adverb meaning "in a familiar, informal, or well-known manner." It can describe speaking or acting with intimacy, casualness, or close acquaintance, and sometimes implies a lack of formality or excessive boldness.

• 🇩🇪Adverb, das eine vertraute, informelle oder gut bekannte Art und Weise bezeichnet. Es kann Sprache oder Handlungen mit Vertrautheit, Ungezwungenheit oder Nähe beschreiben, manchmal auch mit einer gewissen Distanzlosigkeit oder übergroßen Dreistigkeit.

1. In an intimately familiar manner B2 formal

   In a way that shows close acquaintance, friendship, or informal knowledge of someone or something.

   • She spoke familiarly to him, as if they had known each other for years.
   • He patted the dog familiarly on the head.
   • The two colleagues addressed each other familiarly by their first names.

   🇩🇪Vertraut

   Synonyme: closelyinformallyintimatelypersonally

   Antonyme: coldlydistantlyformallystrangely

• more familiarly comparative form
• most familiarly superlative form