previously
/ˈpɹivi.əsli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.
Example Sentences
- "I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women."
- "The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously."
- "Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility."
- "In the lawsuit, Giuffre claimed she was forced to have sex with a “large amount of people,” some of whom had not previously been named including New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson […]."
Etymology
Etymology tree English previous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English previously From previous + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɹivi.əsli/
- British English: /ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/