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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Colloquial \Col*lo"qui*al\, adjective [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}, adverb
His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the highest order. --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
colloquially
adverb: with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn" [syn: {conversationally}, {informally}]
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