formerly
[ fawr-mer-lee ]
/ ˈfɔr mər li /
adverb
in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
Obsolete. in time just past; just now.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH formerly
formally, formerlyWords nearby formerly
form drag, forme, formée, forme fruste, former, formerly, form factor, formfitting, formful, form genus, formic
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British Dictionary definitions for formerly
formerly
/ (ˈfɔːməlɪ) /
adverb
at or in a former time; in the past
obsolete in the immediate past; just now
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