Colloquial
Colloquial adjective - Used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Usage example: the new coworker's rudeness soon began—to use a colloquial expression—to rub me the wrong way
Unbookish and colloquial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unbookish" instead an adjective "Colloquial".
Unbookish
Unbookish adjective - Used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Usage example: a refreshingly unbookish talk on how dictionaries get made
Colloquial and unbookish are semantically related. You can use "Colloquial" instead an adjective "Unbookish".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- vernacular and colloquial
- vernacular and unbookish
- vulgar and colloquial
- vulgar and unbookish
- informal and colloquial
- informal and unbookish
- substandard and colloquial
- substandard and unbookish
- casual and colloquial
- casual and unbookish
- slang and colloquial
- slang and unbookish
- regional and colloquial
- regional and unbookish
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Unbookish and Colloquial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/colloquial/unbookish
Colloquial & Unbookish. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/colloquial/unbookish>.
Unbookish or Colloquial. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/colloquial/unbookish.
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