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.

• 🇪🇸Adverbio que significa «de manera conocida, informal o bien familiar». Puede describir un habla o acciones con intimidad, soltura o conocimiento cercano, y a veces implica falta de formalidad o excesiva confianza.

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.

   🇪🇸de manera familiar

   Sinónimos: closelyinformallyintimatelypersonally

   Antónimos: coldlydistantlyformallystrangely

• more familiarly comparative form
• most familiarly superlative form