Personally

Definition: Personally

Personally

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".

4. In the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person".

5. Concerning the speaker; "personally, I find him stupid".

Date "personally" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonym: Personally

Synonym: in person (adv). (additional references)

Antonym: impersonally (adv). (additional references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Personally, I think, uh they don't really want to be involved in this war. You know, I mean they sort of took away our freedom and gave it to the, to the gookers, you know (Full Metal Jacket; writing credit: Gustav Hasford; Michael Herr) Well, personally, Major, I will take what comes (Casablanca; writing credit: Murray Burnett; Joan Alison) This is one guy I'm gonna help aboard personally! (The Last Voyage; writing credit: Andrew L. Stone) Fact is, mister, you screw up this team, and I'll personally hide-strap you to a pine rail and ship you down the Monon Line (Hoosiers; writing credit: Angelo Pizzo) Personally, I smoke to remember (More Tales of the City; writing credit: Armistead Maupin; Nicholas Wright)
Clever	Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole-in-one! (references; author: unknown)
Song Titles	Personally (performing artist: Karla Bonoff)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Don't Take It Personally!: Transform Rejection into Self-Acceptance (reference) Speaking Personally about Distance Education (reference) Successful Living Through Biblical Principles: Business Family Personally (reference) Take It Personally (reference) Widowed: Beginning Again Personally and Financially (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Jonas Salk : Personally Speaking (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Personally [IMPORT] (reference) Personally There (reference) World Don't Take Me Personally (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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	Figure 9. Winch system for use with the Pettersson bifilar current measuring device. It is a hand-crank winch designed for use in less than 100-meters water depth. Prince Albert I of Monaco personally used such a winch for observations on Gorringe Bank in 1904. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		Bob Schuler recently visited the F-4D Phantom he personally worked on as a crew chief during the Vietnam War. The aircraft is slated for destruction at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (Courtesy photo).
	The king personally, takes care of the exacution [i.e. execution] of compulsory education / Ardeshir Mohassess. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Albert Einstein	Personally, I experience the greatest degree of pleasure in having contact with works of art. They furnish me with happy feelings of an intensity such as I cannot derive from other realms.
Oscar Wilde	Morality is the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally dislike.
President Abraham Lincoln	Whenever hear any one, arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
Thomas Jefferson	To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	And we shall procure nothing from anyone, directly or indirectly, whereby any part of these concessions and liberties might be revoked or diminished; and if any such things has been procured, let it be void and null, and we shall never use it personally or by another. (reference)
John Locke	1690	The lawful power of making laws to command whole politic societies of men, belonging so properly unto the same intire societies, that for any prince or potentate of what kind soever upon earth, to exercise the same of himself, and not by express commission immediately and personally received from God, or else by authority derived at the first from their consent, upon whose persons they impose laws, it is no better than mere tyranny. (Second Treatise of Government)
Communist Manifesto	1848	We Communists have been reproached with the desire of abolishing the right of personally acquiring property as the fruit of a man's own labour, which property is alleged to be the groundwork of all personal freedom, activity and independence. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	The controllers, supervisors, managers, administrators, sequestrators, liquidators and receivers shall be personally responsible under guarantee of the German Government for the immediate delivery in full of these accounts and documents, and for their accuracy. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	Many had been personally known to Scrooge in their lives
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The hope of personally benefiting from a new drug, or the desire to take part in research that might one day benefit millions, is what makes people volunteer for clinical trials. (references)
		Research on steroid educational programs has shown that simply teaching students about steroids' adverse effects does not convince adolescents that they personally can be adversely affected. (references)
		Such a decision is generally based more on the strength of the scientific evidence, but the physician's recommendations may also be colored by prior experience, both personally and with other patients, as well as by his or her assessment of the patient for whom the recommendation will be made. Finally, there is the level of deciding to make across-the-board recommendations to a population, a decision that has far-reaching implications and that must be based to a much greater extent on a rigorous examination of the available scientific evidence. (references)
Business		However, market reforms have made public HCPs personally responsible for their own operation costs, growth, and finances. (references)
		Furthermore, under the Environmental Management Act, directors and employees may be held personally accountable for harm caused to people by polluting activities. (references)
		These individuals feel more comfortable working with someone they personally, because it is easier to iron out difficulties when problems/challenges inevitably arise. (references)
Civil Liberties	Niger	On at least one occasion during the year, government officials initiated lawsuits against journalists for articles that either criticized them personally or criticized the armed forces or for complicity in libelous comments. (references)
	Qatar	The Amir participates in public prayers during both Eid holiday periods, and personally finances the Hajj journeys of poor pilgrims who cannot afford to travel to Mecca. (references)
	Russia	On March 11, the Kirovskiy Court in Yaroslavl brought criminal defamation and libel charges against the chief editor of City Television, Elvira Mezhenna, because of a May 2000 editorial in which she remarked, "It is no secret that in our oblast, federal departments are in fact subordinated personally to the governor." This case was the first in which criminal, not civil, charges were brought against a media representative. (references)
Economic History	Ecuador	The Commercial Code indicates that the commissioned merchant or agent is obligated directly and personally for his/her own franchise as if the business were entirely theirs. (references)
	Egypt	This support has continued to the present, with President Mubarak often intervening personally to promote peace negotiations. (references)
	Bolivia	Paz Zamora took a fairly hard line against domestic terrorism, personally ordering the December 1990 attack on terrorists of the Nestor Paz Zamora Committee (CNPZ--named after his brother who died in the 1970 Teoponte insurgency) and authorizing the early 1992 crackdown against the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army (EGTK). (references)
Human Rights	Honduras	A 1998 Supreme Court instruction holds judges personally accountable for reducing the number of backlogged cases. (references)
	Kenya	The three officers involved in the killing were arrested, and the President personally promised justice. (references)
	Sierra Leone	The Government granted UNAMSIL human rights officials unrestricted access to Pademba Road Prison in June, but only after the Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General intervened personally in the matter. (references)
Indigenous People	Canada	At year's end, the court of appeals had ruled against the party challenge and held its leaders personally responsible for court costs; the Gitanyow case still was pending in the courts. (references)
Minorities	Georgia	According to an eyewitness, Jvari leader Paata Blashvili personally assaulted one of the victims. (references)
Political Economy	Cuba	The Communist Party is the only legal political entity, and President Castro personally chooses the membership of the Politburo, the select group that heads the party. (references)
Political Rights	Peru	In September another congressional committee initiated proceedings to charge several ministers of Fujimori's administration with treason for endorsing various secret resolutions under which substandard arms were purchased, although the ministers otherwise appeared to have had no vote in the acquisitions and not to have personally benefited. (references)
	Lebanon	Officials of various security services personally became involved in promoting candidates who were political allies or relatives. (references)
Travel	Australia	Australians are personally gracious, yet informal and direct in their business dealings. (references)
Women	Jordan	Although few defendants are able to meet the stringent requirements for a crime of honor defense (the defendant personally must have witnessed the female victim engaging in sexual relations), most avoid trial for the crime of murder, and are tried instead on the charge of manslaughter; even those convicted of murder rarely spend more than 2 years in prison. (references)
	Peru	Many victims are afraid of personally filing a complaint of sexual abuse, particularly in cases where the perpetrators were police officers. (references)
	Kazakhstan	There were unconfirmed reports that prosecutors sometimes interpreted this provision to require rape victims to pay for forensic testing, pay the expenses of prosecution, and personally prosecute rape cases themselves. (references)
Worker Rights	Armenia	Most potential victims are approached by persons whom they personally know (e.g. friends of friends, relatives of relatives, neighbors, etc.), or by travel agencies. (references)
	Georgia	Salaries often are supplemented by unreported trade activities, assistance from family and friend networks, and the sale of personally grown agricultural products. (references)
	Barbados	Some officers of the largest union, the Barbados Workers' Union, are associated personally with the Democratic Labour Party. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Ann Richards	Personally, I like Ken Lay a lot. And I still can't figure out how in God's name he could have been involved in that mess, but he obviously must have been.
Carol Burnett	You know, five days a week. And he would personally audition young new people, and if he liked them he'd book them on the Friday show, which was an hour-and-a-half show, so they could do their stuff. So that's how I first met him.
David Letterman	Knocking over lights and monitors and screaming at interns and stormed off to the limo. I had to go down and personally coax him out of the car so that we could get him back here.
Dennis Miller	Some people complain about the enforced uniformity of fast food all around the world, but personally I like the dependability.
Gennifer Flowers	Well, I do not personally know Bill as someone that would sexually harass. He never sexually harassed me.
Mariane Pearl	Good days, bad days, of course. It is difficult. I mean, personally, of course, but also, I do have a lot of strength also.
Nancy Sinatra	Written by Lee Hazelwood, arranged by Billy Strange. I personally felt they could have put out the track and they would have had a hit with that, because the track is what sells the song.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	Kissinger, Ambassador Lodge, and I, personally, have met on a number of occasions with representatives of the Soviet Government to enlist their assistance in getting meaningful negotiations started.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	As President, I have talked personally with the leaders of Mexico, Colombia, and Turkey to urge greater efforts by their Governments to control effectively the production and shipment of hard drugs.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	But as many foreign leaders have emphasized to me personally and, I am sure, to you, the greatest future contribution that America can make to the world economy would be an effective energy conservation program here at home.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Personally" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.36% of the time. "Personally" is used about 2,649 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	99.36%	2,632	3,476
Noun (proper)	0.64%	17	85,106
Total	100.00%	2,649	N/A

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "personally": personally-devised, personally-held.
	Ending with "personally": first-personally, i-knew-the-great-man-personally, inter-personally.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "personally"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		personalisht (face to face, in person, in the flesh, privately), për vete, vetë (by oneself, herself, himself, in person, itself, mouth, myself, oneself, ourselves, person, piece, themselves, thyself, yourself). (various references)

Arabic		‏شخصيا, ‏بنفسه (by himself, in himself), ‏بطريقة شخصية, ‏بصفة شخصية, ‏بشخصه (in person). (various references)

Bulgarian		колкото до мен, лично аз, лично (bodily, in person, individually, peculiarly). (various references)

Chinese		躬 (body, oneself, to bow), 親自 , 親眼 (with one's own eyes), 親手 (with one's own hands), 亲自. (various references)

Czech		osobnì (in person). (various references)

Danish		personligt at kommunikere med deres kilder (to communicate personally with sources of information). (various references)

Dutch		persoonlijk in verbinding treden met de bronnen (to communicate personally with sources of information), in persoon ter zitting verschijnen (to appear personally in court). (various references)

Finnish		henkilökohtaisesti (in person). (various references)

French		personnellement, lui même, en tant que personne, en personne (in person). (various references)

German		persönlich (friendly, in person, personal, private, privately). (various references)

Greek		προσωπικά (in person). (various references)

Hebrew		אישית, באפן אשי. (various references)

Hungarian		személyesen (face to face, in person, in the flesh, in the flesh and blood). (various references)

Italian		personalmente (even, oneself, personal, yourself). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		自ら (for one's self). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		したしく (in person, intimately), くちずから, じしん (attendant, benevolence, by oneself, core, courtier, earthquake, magnetic needle, mercy, self-confidence), みずから (for one's self), てずから (in person, oneself). (various references)

Korean		개인적으로 (individually, Privately). (various references)

Manx		dy persoonagh (in person, privately). (various references)

Pig Latin		ersonallypay.(various references)

Portuguese		pessoalmente (bodily). (various references)

Romanian		privind propria sa persoanã, personal (by oneself, individual, individually, original, own, particular, peculiarly, personal, personnel, private, staff), de la om la om (between man and man, man to man), ca persoanã, în ceea ce mã priveşte (for my part). (various references)

Russian		лично (in one's own person, in person, peculiarly). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		lično (by himself, person: in person), što se tiče (as far as, as regards, regard: with regard to, respect: in respect of, respect: with respect, toward). (various references)

Spanish		personalmente (in the person, privately). (various references)

Swedish		personligen (in person). (various references)

Turkish		kişisel olarak, kanımca (in my estimation, in my opinion), bizzat (herself, himself, in person, itself, myself), bana kalırsa (all I know, as far as i'm concerned, for all I care, for my part), şahsen (face to face, in person, in the flesh). (various references)

Ukrainian		щодо мене (for my part), особисто (bodily, face to face, individually, peculiarly), персонально. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	coram. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	HmeiV de adelfoi aporfanisqenteV af umwn proV kairon wraV proswpw ou kardia perissoterwV espoudasamen to proswpon umwn idein en pollh epiqumia
Latin	405	Vulgate	Nos autem fratres desolati a vobis ad tempus horae aspectu non corde abundantius festinavimus faciem vestram videre cum multo desiderio
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ac, breþer, ðonne we wæron fram eow getoren for lyttlre tide, ac ana on lichaman ne on mode, fandodon we on ure giernunge þæt we be eow neosan mihton.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And, britheren, we desolat fro you for a tyme, bi mouth and in biholding, but not in herte, han hiyed more plenteuousli to se youre face with greet desir.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For as moch brethren as we are kept from you for a season as concernynge the bodyly presence but not in the herte we enforsed the more to se you personally with great desire.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 17
Cebuano	¶ Apan sukad kami mailo kaninyo, mga igsoon, sulod sa hamubong panahon lamang, sa dagway apan dili sa kasing-kasing, kami naningkamot sa pagpakigkita kaninyo nawong ug nawong, nga maikagon gayud kaayo inubanan sa hilabihang pangandoy;
Croatian	A mi, braæo, pošto smo za kratko vrijeme ostali bez vas - licem, ne srcem - brže se bolje, u silnoj èežnji, požurismo ugledati vaše lice.
Danish	Men vi, Brødre! som en stakket Tid have været skilte fra eder i det ydre, ikke i Hjertet, vi have gjort os des mere Flid for at få eders Ansigt at se, under megen Længsel,
Dutch	Maar wij, broeders, van u beroofd geweest zijnde voor een kleine wijle tijds, naar het aangezicht, niet naar het hart, hebben ons te overvloediger benaarstigd, om uw aangezicht te zien, met grote begeerte.
Finnish	Mutta kun meidät nyt, veljet, on hetkeksi aikaa erotettu teistä, ulkonaisesti, ei sydämeltä, niin on meille tullut yhä suurempi halu päästä näkemään teidän kasvojanne.
French	Pour nous, frères, après avoir été quelque temps séparés de vous, de corps mais non de coeur, nous avons eu d`autant plus ardemment le vif désir de vous voir.
German	Wir aber, liebe Brüder, nachdem wir euer eine Weile beraubt gewesen sind nach dem Angesicht, nicht nach dem Herzen, haben wir desto mehr geeilt, euer Angesicht zu sehen mit großem Verlangen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tetapi Saudara-saudara, sejak kami terpisah sementara waktu dari kalian--terpisah di mata tetapi tidak di hati--kami semakin rindu kepadamu dan berusaha sungguh-sungguh untuk bertemu lagi dengan kalian!
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tetapi kami ini, hai saudara-saudaraku, sebab kami sudah terabut daripada kamu di dalam sedikit masa ini hilang di mata, bukan di hati, maka sudahlah kami berusaha dengan teramat sangat hendak berjumpa kamu dengan sangat rindu;
Italian	Quanto a noi, fratelli, dopo poco tempo che eravamo separati da voi, di persona ma non col cuore, eravamo nell'impazienza di rivedere il vostro volto, tanto il nostro desiderio era vivo.
Latvian	Bet mçs, brâïi, ðíirti no jums uz îsu laiku ârîgi, ne sirdî, savâs lielajâs ilgâs jo vairâk steidzamies redzçt jûsu vaigu.
Maori	¶ Ko matou ia, e oku teina, he iti nei te wahi kua wehea mai nei matou i a koutou, ko nga tinana, kahore te ngakau, hira rawa to matou takare kia kite i to koutou kanohi, nui atu te hiahia.
Norwegian	Men da vi, brødre, hadde vært skilt fra eder en kort stund, med vårt åsyn, ikke med hjertet, gjorde vi oss i vår store lengsel så meget mere umak for å få se eders åsyn,
Rumanian	Noi, frayilor, dupq ce am fost despqryiyi cktqva vreme de voi, cu faya dar nu cu inima, am avut cu atkt mai mult dorinya sq vq vedem.
Russian	нЩ ЦЕ, ВТБФЙС, ВЩЧ ТБЪМХЮЕОЩ У ЧБНЙ ОБ ЛПТПФЛПЕ ЧТЕНС МЙГЕН, Б ОЕ УЕТДГЕН, ФЕН У ВПМШЫЙН ЦЕМБОЙЕН УФБТБМЙУШ ХЧЙДЕФШ МЙГЕ ЧБЫЕ.
Shuar	¶ Iisha, yatsuru, ishichik tsawant atumiiya kanakir jeachat pujayatrik, atumjaisha Wáinniaiyachiatrik tuke ii Enentáinkia Enentáimtimjiarme. Tuma asar ataksha atumin iistai tusar ti wakerimji.
Swahili	Ndugu, kuachana kwetu nanyi kulikuwa kwa muda tu, tena kuachana huko kulikuwa kwa mwili tu na si kwa roho. Kitambo kifupi baadaye, tulishikwa na hamu kubwa ya kuwaoneni tena!
Swedish	Men då vi nu hava måst vara skilda från eder, käre bröder -- visserligen allenast för en kort tid och i utvärtes måtto, icke till hjärtat -- hava vi blivit så mycket mer angelägna att få se edra ansikten och känt stor åstundan därefter.
Uma	¶ Ompi' -ompi', ngkai pogaa' -ta to hampai' tohe'i-e, lentora lia-kai mpokalentorai-koi. Nau' mogaa' -ta hi mata, aga kipoimata-mata oa' -koi hi rala nono-kai. Jadi', kipali' -mi ohea-kai tilou mpencuai' -koi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words ending with "personally": impersonally, interpersonally. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Personally" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: perrsonally, Personall, personalle, personaly, personell, personells, personlly, personnally, Pertenhall, Petronilla. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "personally" (pronounced per"sunulē, per"sunlē , or per"snulē)
6	-s u n u l ē	medicinally.
5	-u n u l ē	additionally, conditionally, congressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, criminally, diagonally, educationally, exceptionally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, institutionally, intentionally, internationally, irrationally, marginally, nationally, nominally, nutritionally, occasionally, operationally, originally, phenomenally, professionally, proportionally, provisionally, rationally, regionally, seasonally, subliminally, terminally, traditionally, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, unintentionally.
4	-n u l ē	diurnally, emotionally, eternally, externally, finally, gravitationally, internally, serenely, uncannily.
3	-u l ē	abysmally, accidentally, abnormally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
4	-u n l ē	brazenly, certainly, clandestinely, commonly, evenly, gentlemanly, genuinely, heavenly, humanly, matronly, mistakenly, openly, slovenly, suddenly, uncertainly, uncommonly, unevenly, wantonly.
3	-n l ē	benignly, cleanly, keenly, divinely, finely, greenly, humanely, lonely, mainly, manly, obscenely, only, plainly, sternly, stubbornly, thinly, ungainly, vainly.
4	-n u l ē	additionally, conditionally, congressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, criminally, diagonally, diurnally, educationally, emotionally, eternally, exceptionally, externally, finally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, gravitationally, institutionally, intentionally, internally, internationally, irrationally, marginally, medicinally, nationally, nominally, nutritionally, occasionally, operationally, originally, phenomenally, professionally, proportionally, provisionally, rationally, regionally, seasonally, serenely, subliminally, terminally, traditionally, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, unintentionally.
3	-u l ē	abysmally, accidentally, abnormally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-l-l-n-o-p-r-s-y"
	-1 letter: layperson.
	-2 letters: payrolls, personal, psoralen, pyranose.
	-3 letters: enrolls, espanol, leprosy, loaners, loyaler, pallors, parleys, paroles, parsley, payroll, penally, persona, planers, players, plenary, poleyns, pollens, pollers, prolans, pronely, pyrolas, pyrones, rallyes, reloans, replans, replays, repolls, reposal, spaller, sparely.
	-4 letters: alleys, alloys, anoles, aprons, arpens, arseno, aslope, enroll, enrols, lanely, lanose, lapels, lapser, layers, leanly, learns.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-l-l-n-o-p-r-s-y"
	+2 letters: impersonally.
	+3 letters: supernormally.
	+4 letters: hypersonically, isentropically, processionally, professionally, supersonically.
	+5 letters: interpersonally, ionospherically, polycrystalline, prepositionally.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Expression	Frequency per Day
personally yours	60
personally speaking	7
personally	7
attended have i personally	5
personally staffing yours	4
entertainment personally yours	3
fit personally	3
directed personally retreat	2
identifiable information personally	2
take it personally	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.


"Liberty" by Jessica N/a Commentary: "The statue of liberty against a beautiful sky. personally, i think this would make a great postcard :)."	"Seattle Repertory Theatre" by Heather Laidlaw Commentary: "The building where I work. It was built in the 80s to be "a garden in the city". Personally, I don't see it."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Personally

Definition: Personally

Personally

Adverb

Synonym: Personally

Crosswords: Personally

Modern Usage: Personally

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Clever

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Commercial Usage: Personally

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Photo Album: Personally

Digital Photo Gallery: Personally

Familiar Quotations: Personally

Albert Einstein

Oscar Wilde

President Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

Historic Usage: Personally

Magna Carta

John Locke

Communist Manifesto

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Personally

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Non-Fiction Usage: Personally

Spoken Usage: Personally

Ann Richards

Carol Burnett

David Letterman

Dennis Miller

Gennifer Flowers

Mariane Pearl

Nancy Sinatra

Speeches: Personally

Richard Nixon

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Personally

Expressions: Personally

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Personally

Modern Translation: Personally

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Ancestral Language Translations: Personally

Bible Trace: Personally

Matched Bible Translations: Personally

Derivations & Misspellings: Personally

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