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informal

[in-fawr-muhl] / ɪnˈfɔr məl /


ADJECTIVE
conversational or colloquial
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The first day of the trip featured a more informal welcome, with the Trumps treating Charles and Camilla to tea and cakes in the White House before showing them beehives on the famed lawn.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Ministers have also announced an extra 3,000 neighbourhood police officers and removed the informal threshold that limited prosecutions for thefts under £200.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The industry - which is largely informal - supplies firecrackers for weddings, festivals and other ceremonies and has faced repeated scrutiny over safety standards.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

If anything, Coop studies people, studies groups of folks and systems, and how informal and formal systems of specific societies interact.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Dad was an easy-going host, informal and gracious, and we tried to pattern ourselves after him.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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