formerly

[ fawr-mer-lee ]
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adverb
  1. in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.

  2. Obsolete. in time just past; just now.

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Origin of formerly

1
First recorded in 1580–90; former1 + -ly

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British Dictionary definitions for formerly

formerly

/ (ˈfɔːməlɪ) /


adverb
  1. at or in a former time; in the past

  2. obsolete in the immediate past; just now

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