originally
AdverbWordNet 3.0
Adverb (3)
- in an original manner
- with reference to the origin or beginningSynonyms: primitivelyin the beginning
- before now“why didn't you tell me in the first place?”Synonyms: in the first placeearlierin the beginningto begin with
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Originally \O*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv.
1.In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation. [1913 Webster]
God is originally holy in himself.— Bp. Pearson.[1913 Webster]
2.At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand. "Originally a half length [portrait]." --Walpole. [1913 Webster]