nominally
1nominally — UK US /ˈnɒmɪnəli/ adverb ► according to what something or someone is said to be, although they are not actually that thing: »He remains nominally in charge, but because he has no access to the factory he has almost nothing to do. »The charity was …
2Nominally — Nom i*nal*ly, adv. In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality. Burke. [1913 Webster] …
3nominally — (adv.) 1660s, as regards a name, from NOMINAL (Cf. nominal) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning in name only (as opposed to REALLY (Cf. really)) is attested from 1748 …
4nominally — [näm′inəl ē] adv. 1. in a nominal way 2. in name only 3. by name …
5nominally — nom|i|nal|ly [ˈnɔmınəli US ˈna: ] adv officially described as being something, when this is not really true ▪ a nominally Christian country ▪ He was nominally in charge of his father s printing company …
6nominally — /nom euh nl ee/, adv. by or as regards name; in name; ostensibly: He was nominally the leader, but others actually ran the organization. [1655 65; NOMINAL + LY] * * * …
7nominally — adv. Nominally is used with these adjectives: ↑independent, ↑responsible …
8nominally — nom|i|nal|ly [ namın(ə)li ] adverb officially described as being or doing something, even though this is not really true: John Robbins is nominally in charge of the investigation …
9nominally — adverb officially described as something when this is not really true: Although Banda is nominally a Christian island, few of its inhabitants actually attend church …
10nominally — UK [ˈnɒmɪn(ə)lɪ] / US [ˈnɑmɪn(ə)lɪ] adverb officially described as being or doing something, even though this is not really true John Robbins is nominally in charge of the investigation …
