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personally

per·so·nally

UK/ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/ US/ˈpɜːs.nə.li/ common

adverb

1.

as yourself

  • “speaking personally, I would not want to go”
2.

as a person

  • “he is personally repulsive”
3.

in a personal way

  • “he took her comments personally”
Antonyms
4.

in the flesh; without involving anyone else

  • “I went there personally”
  • “he appeared in person”
Synonyms
5.

concerning the speaker

  • “personally, I find him stupid”

Origin

From Middle English personally, personely, personallich, personaliche, equivalent to personal + -ly.

Phrases

  • personally attack
  • take personally

Related words

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