Vernacularly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a style that showcases the informal speech of a particular people Marked by the use of everyday language common to a locale Relating to expressions that are native and culturally specific in nature
2. In a manner that employs the everyday speech typical of a specific region or group
3. Expressed through words and phrases native to the culture or community of a certain area

Etymology: "Vernacularly" is simply "vernacular" with the adverbial suffix "-ly" added, meaning in a vernacular manner or in the vernacular. The base word "vernacular" comes from Latin "vernaculus," an adjective meaning domestic or native, formed from "verna," a home-born slave or servant. The Latin word originally described what belonged to the household, and only later came to mean the everyday speech of a people rather than the formal language of scholarship. The suffix "-ly" is Old English in origin, descended from "-lic," which turned adjectives into adverbs describing manner. Attaching it to "vernacular" produces a word that describes speaking or writing in the homegrown, everyday idiom of a community rather than in a standard or learned register.

Synonyms: regionally, locally, colloquially

Antonyms: formally, officially