"conversationally" meaning in English

See conversationally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more conversationally [comparative], most conversationally [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃənəli Etymology: Etymology tree English conversational Middle English -ly English -ly English conversationally From conversational + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|conversational|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English conversational Middle English -ly English -ly English conversationally [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "conversationally", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="conversationally"> From conversational + -ly., {{ety|en|:af|conversational|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English conversation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālislbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conversational Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English conversationally From conversational + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} conversationally (comparative more conversationally, superlative most conversationally)
  1. In the manner of a conversation. Translations (in the manner of a conversation): gesprächsweise (German), spikotiko (Volapük), spikotafomo (Volapük)
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  2. At a level capable of holding a conversation.
    Sense id: en-conversationally-en-adv-Msvu8rIi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
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