adv
originally
uh-RIHJ-ih-nuh-lee
adv
1
At first, or in the beginning, before things changed.
"The house was originally painted blue."
"She's originally from Manchester but moved to London for work."
How to Use Originally
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow something was at the start, before later changes.
Common pairings
originally from
originally planned
originally designed
Word Forms
more originally comparative, most originally superlative
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Etymology
From original + the adverb-forming suffix -ly.