aboriginally

American  

[ab-er-i-juhn-uh-lee] / ˌæb ərˈɪ dʒən ə li /

adverb

1. in or since the earliest time; originally.

2. often Aboriginally, in a way that relates to Aboriginal or other Indigenous peoples, especially of Australia.

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Example Sentences

Man, it may be added, does not appear to have aboriginally inhabited any oceanic island; and in this respect, he resembles the other members of his class.

From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles

It is well known that cats dislike wetting their feet, owing, it is probable, to their having aboriginally inhabited the dry country of Egypt; and when they wet their feet they shake them violently.

From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles

As to religion, he says, “There is no evidence that man- 116 - was aboriginally endowed with the ennobling belief in the existence of an omnipotent God.”

From Life of Charles Darwin by Bettany, G. T. (George Thomas)

Stewart makes it quite clear that aboriginally the Kacia had no permanent settlements on the coast itself.

From The Aboriginal Population of the North Coast of California by Cook, Sherburne Friend

The almost entire absence of associated grasses, which forms so remarkable a feature in the vegetation of this island, may perhaps be accounted for by the land having been aboriginally covered with forest-trees.

From The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles