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informal

[in-fawr-muhl] / ɪnˈfɔr məl /


ADJECTIVE
conversational or colloquial
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His job as a leader will be to mould a group of players whose education in Test cricket was hampered by the informal approach of Stokes and McCullum.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The discussions have been informal and preliminary, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

United States in 1929 that where Congress prescribes the exclusive method for compromising tax liability, informal settlements by officials, however senior, do not bind the United States.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The bloc has excluded Myanmar's leadership from high-level summits since the putsch, but its foreign minister attended an informal meeting with his regional counterparts last month in Bangkok.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

When an informal examination proved that she had memorized the orders, she was given the Oklahoma papers to read.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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