formerly

adv
/ˈfɔɹmɚli/US/ˈfɔːməli/UK

Etymology

From former + -ly.

  1. inherited from *frumô
  2. inherited from forma
  3. inherited from former
  4. suffixed as formerly — “former + ly

Definitions

  1. at some time in the past

    • Xenia Robertson, formerly known as Xenia Isaamov, is from Ukraine.
  2. previously

    previously; once

    • This ranch was formerly owned by slaveholders.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for formerly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA