previously; in the past, in former times, in previous days
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(adv.)
In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutIn time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
formerly
\for"mer*ly\ (?), adv. in time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.
formerly
adv : at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" [syn: once, at one time, erstwhile, erst]
Cynt = a. first, earliest, prime, ad. formerly, before
Gynt = adv. formerly of yore
Adverb
1. at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"
(synonym) once, at one time, erstwhile, erst
