Meanings
comparative more unofficially · superlative most unofficially
- In a way that is not official; in an unofficial manner.
A one-pot meal, cachupa, is unofficially the national dish of Cape Verde, a drought-stricken archipelago off the western bulge of Africa. The dish is chock-full of cassava, seasoned sausages, corn and potatoes.
1987 July 29, Steven Barboza, “Culinary Delights of Africa Reflect a Continent's Diversity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwithout official approval
adverbnot in an official capacity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From unofficial + -ly or un- + officially.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
unofficially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unofficially
“unofficially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unofficially. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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