Nominally and Say

Nominally

Nominally adverb - In a very small quantity or degree.

Say and nominally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Say" instead an adverb "Nominally".

Nearby Words: nominal, nominalist, nominalism

Say

Say adverb - Close to but not exactly.
Usage example: a person consumes, say, 2000 calories a day

Nominally and say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nominally" instead an adverb "Say".

Nearby Word: saying

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Mad Men The door might say Sterling Cooper, and Roger and Bert nominally have equal power, it's just generally understood that Cooper has the final say on everything.
  • People Zoo The people in them were usually at least nominally volunteer and were paid (poorly), but needless to say, it was a quite humiliating practice.
    Source: People Zoo
  • Wrestling / Brock Lesnar Wild Card: Whether he's nominally acting as face or as heel, it's safe to say his true alignment is a lot closer to "Force of nature that fucks up any unfortunate fool in its path".
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