aboriginally
Americanadverb
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in or since the earliest time; originally.
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often Aboriginally, in a way that relates to Aboriginal or other Indigenous peoples, especially of Australia.
Example Sentences
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To believe that man was aboriginally 184 civilised and then suffered utter degradation in so many regions, is to take a pitiably low view of human nature.
From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles
On the whole, the writer feels that the evidence is insufficient to warrant placing the Luechas in the coast ranges as a group aboriginally native to that area.
From The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California by Cook, Sherburne Friend
The face has been the chief object of attention, though, when man aboriginally went naked, the whole surface of his body would have been attended to.
From The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles
I should here say that natural selection picks out this breed, and would tend to improve it, or aboriginally to have formed it...
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
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
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