From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Personally \Per"son*al*ly\, adverb
1. In a personal manner; by bodily presence; in person; not by representative or substitute; as, to deliver a letter personally.
He, being cited, personally came not. --Grafton.
2. With respect to an individual; as regards the person; individually; particularly.
She bore a mortal hatred to the house of Lancaster, and personally to the king. --Bacon.
3. With respect to one's individuality; as regards one's self; as, personally I have no feeling in the matter.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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" [ant: {impersonally}]
4: in the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person" [syn: {in person}]
5: concerning the speaker; "personally, I find him stupid"
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