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unofficially

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un·of·fi·cial  (n-fshl)
adj.
1. Not official: the unofficial election results.
2. Not acting officially: an unofficial adviser.
unof·ficial·ly adv.
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Adv.1.unofficially - without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side"
on the side
2.unofficially - not in an official capacity; "unofficially, he serves as the treasurer"
officially - in an official role; "officially, he is in charge"; "officially responsible"
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Tranquilly permitting these irregular cursings to evaporate, Stubb then in a plain, business-like, but still half humorous manner, cursed Pip officially; and that done, unofficially gave him much wholesome advice.
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I speak to you now unofficially, as an Englishman to his guest.
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Van Weyden" fore and aft, and it was only unofficially that Wolf Larsen himself ever addressed me as "Hump.
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