Colloquially

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colloquial \Col*lo"qui*al\, a. [See {Colloqui}.]
     Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and
     familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied;
     informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a
     colloquial style. -- {Col*lo"qui*al*ly}, adv.
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           His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the
           highest order.                           --Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colloquially
       adv : with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is
             colloquially referred to as The Barn" [syn: {conversationally},
              {informally}]