HyperDic: previously

English > 1 sense of the word previously:
ADVERBallpreviously, antecedentlyat an earlier time or formerly
previously > pronunciation
Soundspriy'viyahsliy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1541 rhymes with liy...
English > previously: 1 sense > adverb 1
MeaningAt an earlier time or formerly.
Examples
  • "she had previously lived in Chicago"
  • "he was previously president of a bank"
  • "better than anything previously proposed"
  • "a previously unquestioned attitude"
Synonymantecedently
Adjectivespreviousjust preceding something else in time or order
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