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conversationally adverb uk /ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən.əl.i/ us /ˌkɑːn.vɚˈseɪ.ʃən.əl.i/ in a way that involves thoughts, feelings, and ideas being expressed, questions being asked and answered, or news and information being exchanged: We spoke conversationally for a few minutes. The taxi driver asked me conversationally what I planned to do in New York. We wandered around the village and chatted away conversationally . After living in the country for five years, I can manage conversationally quite well. She has a pet parrot called Eric who can speak English conversationally. She is a very bright child who can speak conversationally with anyone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Informal talking & conversation a problem shared is a problem halvedidiom banter bantering banteringly bants bloviate bull session buzz catch chew the fatidiom conversation conversational gambit pass persiflage put the world to rightsidiom speech take/lead someone on/to one sideidiom talk some sense into sbidiom tête-à-tête
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