personally
//ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li//
Forms
- Comparative
- more personally
- Superlative
- most personally
Definitions
1.In a personal manner.
- I need to speak to Tom personally.
2.In person.
- 'There's a boy here who wants to speak to Miss Clara personally,' he announced.
3.Concerning oneself.
- I'm really annoyed with her, personally.
- Personally I felt shy and uncomfortable at this obsequious adoration, and I read the same feeling in the faces of Roxton and Summerlee, but Challenger expanded like a flower in the sun.
4.As a person.
- I like you personally, but as a colleague you have yet to do well.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2049
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English personally, personely, personallich, personaliche, equivalent to personal + -ly.