personally
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/ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/(UK)
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/ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/(UK) · /ˈpɜːs.nə.li/(UK) · /ˈpɝ.sə.nə.li/(US) · /ˈpɝs.nə.li/(US)
Definition of personally
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
- In a personal manner.
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adv
- In a personal manner.
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In person.
“Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.”
“'There's a boy here who wants to speak to Miss Clara personally,' he announced.”
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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.”
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As a person.
“I like you personally, but as a colleague you have yet to do well.”
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Etymology
From Middle English personally, personely, personallich, personaliche, equivalent to personal + -ly.
Words you can make from personally
200+ playable · top: LAYPERSON (14 pts)
Best play layperson 14 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
33 words- LEPROSY 12 pts
- PARLEYS 12 pts
- PARSLEY 12 pts
- PAYROLL 12 pts
- PENALLY 12 pts
- PLAYERS 12 pts
- PLENARY 12 pts
- POLEYNS 12 pts
- PRONELY 12 pts
- PYROLAS 12 pts
- PYRONES 12 pts
- REPLAYS 12 pts
- SPARELY 12 pts
- LOYALER 10 pts
- RALLYES 10 pts
- ESPANOL 9 pts
- NOPALES 9 pts
- PALLORS 9 pts
- PAROLES 9 pts
- PERSONA 9 pts
- PLANERS 9 pts
- PLEONAL 9 pts
- POLLENS 9 pts
- POLLERS 9 pts
- PROLANS 9 pts
- REPLANS 9 pts
- REPOLLS 9 pts
- REPOSAL 9 pts
- SPALLER 9 pts
- ENROLLS 7 pts
- LOANERS 7 pts
- RELOANS 7 pts
- ROSELLA 7 pts
6-letter words
93 words- NAPERY 11 pts
- OPENLY 11 pts
- OSPREY 11 pts
- PALELY 11 pts
- PARLEY 11 pts
- PAYERS 11 pts
- PAYORS 11 pts
- PEARLY 11 pts
- PLAYER 11 pts
- PLOYES 11 pts
- PLYERS 11 pts
- POLEYN 11 pts
- PSYLLA 11 pts
- PYLONS 11 pts
- PYRANS 11 pts
- PYROLA 11 pts
- PYRONE 11 pts
- REPAYS 11 pts
- REPLAY 11 pts
- YAPONS 11 pts
- ALLEYS 9 pts
- ALLOYS 9 pts
- LANELY 9 pts
- LAYERS 9 pts
- LEANLY 9 pts
- LONELY 9 pts
- NEARLY 9 pts
- ONLAYS 9 pts
- ORALLY 9 pts
- RALLYE 9 pts
- RAYONS 9 pts
- REALLY 9 pts
- RELAYS 9 pts
- ROYALS 9 pts
- SANELY 9 pts
- SENARY 9 pts
- SLAYER 9 pts
- SNARLY 9 pts
- SOLELY 9 pts
- SORELY 9 pts
- YEARNS 9 pts
- APRONS 8 pts
- ARPENS 8 pts
- ASLOPE 8 pts
- LAPELS 8 pts
- LAPSER 8 pts
- LOPERS 8 pts
- NOPALS 8 pts
- OPERAS 8 pts
- PAEONS 8 pts
- PALEOS 8 pts
- PALLOR 8 pts
- PANELS 8 pts
- PARENS 8 pts
- PAREOS 8 pts
- PARLES 8 pts
- PAROLE 8 pts
- PAROLS 8 pts
- PARSON 8 pts
- PEARLS 8 pts
- PERSON 8 pts
- PLANER 8 pts
- PLANES 8 pts
- PLEONS 8 pts
- POLARS 8 pts
- POLERS 8 pts
- POLLEN 8 pts
- POLLER 8 pts
- PROLAN 8 pts
- PROLES 8 pts
- PRONES 8 pts
- REPLAN 8 pts
- REPOLL 8 pts
- SLOPER 8 pts
- SOAPER 8 pts
- SPLORE 8 pts
- SPORAL 8 pts
- ANOLES 6 pts
- ARSENO 6 pts
- ENROLL 6 pts
- ENROLS 6 pts
- LANOSE 6 pts
- LEARNS 6 pts
- LLANOS 6 pts
- LOANER 6 pts
- LONERS 6 pts
- LORANS 6 pts
- LOREAL 6 pts
- NEROLS 6 pts
- REASON 6 pts
- RELOAN 6 pts
- SENORA 6 pts
- SOLERA 6 pts
5-letter words
69 words- APERY 10 pts
- ALLEY 8 pts
- ALLOY 8 pts
- ARYLS 8 pts
- EARLY 8 pts
- EYRAS 8 pts
- LAYER 8 pts
- LEARY 8 pts
- LOYAL 8 pts
- LYASE 8 pts
- LYRES 8 pts
- NELLY 8 pts
- NOSEY 8 pts
- ONERY 8 pts
- ONLAY 8 pts
- OYERS 8 pts
- APERS 7 pts
- APRES 7 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- ASPEN 7 pts
- ASPER 7 pts
- LAPEL 7 pts
- LAPSE 7 pts
- LARPS 7 pts
- LEAPS 7 pts
- LOPER 7 pts
- LOPES 7 pts
- NAPES 7 pts
- NEAPS 7 pts
- NOPAL 7 pts
- OPALS 7 pts
- OPENS 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- AEONS 5 pts
- ALOES 5 pts
- ALONE 5 pts
- ANOLE 5 pts
- ARLES 5 pts
- AROSE 5 pts
- ARSON 5 pts
- EARLS 5 pts
- EARNS 5 pts
- ELANS 5 pts
- ENOLS 5 pts
- ENROL 5 pts
- LANES 5 pts
- LARES 5 pts
- LARNS 5 pts
- LASER 5 pts
- LEANS 5 pts
- LEARN 5 pts
- LEARS 5 pts
- LENOS 5 pts
- LLANO 5 pts
- LOANS 5 pts
- LONER 5 pts
- LORAL 5 pts
- LORAN 5 pts
- LORES 5 pts
- LOSEL 5 pts
- LOSER 5 pts
- NARES 5 pts
- NEARS 5 pts
- NEROL 5 pts
- NOELS 5 pts
- OLLAS 5 pts
- ORALS 5 pts
- ORLES 5 pts
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