originally

(eg. celtic, sonnet, tone )

originally  /ə ˈrɪ dʒə nə li/ ? Meaning of "originally"

Add to My List

Definition(s):

  1. (adv) in an original manner
  2. (adv) with reference to the origin or beginning
  3. (adv) before now

Synonym(s)

in the beginning, in the first place, to begin with, primitively

Usage(s):

  1. The panel has until the end of May 2004 to complete its work, but it will spend the $3 million it was originally allotted by around August 2003 if it doesn't get the supplement.
  2. The most ineffective bit of French engineering since the Maginot Line, the Renault Dauphine was originally to be named the Corvette, tres ironie.
  3. The tribe, which originally numbered 100, had to wait nine years before it met its first female, the Smurfette although more girls have been promised in future albums.

Quotes

  1. "I was originally told we'd be able to move this outdoors to Yankee Stadium," Obama said to laughter in the banquet hall, not at all like the stadium he filled for his nomination acceptance speech in Denver.
    on Oct 17, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: International Herald Tribune

  2. "We are disappointed - obviously - by the write-down, and we're behind in terms of some financial metrics we had originally anticipated," Whitman told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "But the steps we took ...... and moving to new...
    on Oct 17, 2007 By: Meg Whitman Source: Forbes

  3. "The tour, originally set for April and then rescheduled for July, is now on hold," the statement says. "According to his doctors, Art is expected to make a full recovery, however they cannot predict an exact timeline."
    on Jun 18, 2010 By: Art Garfunkel Source: Gibson

Word of the Day
incendiary
/ɪn ˈsɛn di ɛ ri /

Nearby definitions