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informal

[in-fawr-muhl] / ɪnˈfɔr məl /


ADJECTIVE
conversational or colloquial
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It’ll be an informal gathering featuring me and my supersmart colleague Caitlin Ostroff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A men's mental health group that runs sport sessions such as yoga, football and darts, has been used as an informal referral service by the NHS.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The mine is again host to informal miners working in unsafe conditions, according to Virtus executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The G7 -- an informal grouping of the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan -- helps shape policy debates in the world's wealthiest nations.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Bernstein’s The Careful Writer, an informal style manual, takes five pages to explain fourteen rules, exceptions, and exceptions to the exceptions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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