Informal
Informal adjective - Used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Usage example: the use of informal language in a scholarly article is really inappropriate
Nonliterary and informal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nonliterary" instead an adjective "Informal".
Nonliterary
Nonliterary adjective - Used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing.
Usage example: slang words are usually considered nonliterary
Informal and nonliterary are semantically related. You can use "Informal" instead an adjective "Nonliterary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- vernacular and informal
- vernacular and nonliterary
- common and informal
- common and nonliterary
- vulgar and informal
- vulgar and nonliterary
- popular and informal
- popular and nonliterary
- colloquial and informal
- colloquial and nonliterary
- everyday and informal
- everyday and nonliterary
- unofficial and informal
- unofficial and nonliterary
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