All 4 Uses of
nominal
in
Bleak House
- And our dinner hour is nominally (for we dine at all hours) five!
Chpt 4-6nominally = officially (in name only)
- "Well, sir," says Mr. George, "this man with me is the other party implicated in this unfortunate affair—nominally, only nominally— and my sole object is to prevent his getting into trouble on my account."
Chpt 34-36nominally = in name, but not in reality
- "Well, sir," says Mr. George, "this man with me is the other party implicated in this unfortunate affair—nominally, only nominally— and my sole object is to prevent his getting into trouble on my account."
Chpt 34-36
- Nominally five hundred.
Chpt 52-54 *nominally = officially (in word, but not in reality)
Definition:
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(nominal as in: he's nominally in charge) in form or name, but not in reality