Meaning & use
Familiarly
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In a manner that shows close acquaintance or informal ease; casually, as between friends.
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The regulars greeted the bartender familiarly, calling him by his nickname.
The professor is familiarly known to students as 'Doc.'
A note on using this word
Often used before a nickname or alternate name, as in 'familiarly known as,' to introduce an informal alternative.
Words with a similar meaning
informallycasually
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Words with an opposite meaning
formallydistantly
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