Prescriptively and Formally
(adv.) By prescription.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
adverb
- With official authorization.
- usage: "the club will be formally recognized"
- synonyms: officially
- In a formal manner.
- usage: "he was dressed rather formally"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(adv.) In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically; expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary