previously

American  

[pree-vee-uhs-lee] / ˈpri vi əs li /

adverb

1. before now; earlier.

   The evidence now shows a strong likelihood that sea levels will rise more rapidly than previously thought.

   The author was previously managing editor of a multimedia lifestyle company that produced a magazine, website, and newsletters.

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Etymology

Origin of previously

previous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

He was previously music editor at Seattle Weekly.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a new study published in Science Signaling, researchers from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University identified a previously unknown enzyme called SCoR2.

From Science Daily

He has previously expressed his regret for his continued association with Epstein and apologised "unequivocally to the women and the girls who suffered".

From BBC

Among them were women who had not previously been named publicly, according to their lawyers.

From BBC

A new cyberspace administration centralized the previously chaotic bureaucracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• already
• formerly
• heretofore
• hitherto
• once
• then