originally
Syllables: o·ri·gi·nal·lyUK/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/
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originally adverb: as it was in the beginning; at first.
Adverb
originally (comparative more originally, superlative most originally)
- As it was in the beginning; at first.
- Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
- There are 36 known praenomina, though there may originally have been more.1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv
- Synonyms:
- at first
- In an original manner.
- They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.
- Synonyms:
- innovatively, outside the box
originally meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
originally in Hindi
- originally, in original form
- मूलतः mūltaḥ
originally in Marathi
- मूळतः
originally in Urdu
- originally, foremost, very first, earliest
- نخستین nuxustīn
originally in Bengali
- originally
- মূল mul
More languagesFewer languages
- originally in Malayalam
- ആദിയിൽ, ആരംഭത്തിൽ, ഒന്നാമതായി
- originally in Gujarati
- મૂળરૂપે, મૂળ રૂપે
- originally in Arabic
- أَصْلًا ʔaṣlan
- originally in Thai
- เดิมที
Examples of originally in a sentence
- The testa develops from the tissue, the integument, originally surrounding the ovule.
- A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.
- Though originally thought to be genuine, the diaries are now generally considered a work of fiction.
Synonyms of originally
- at first
- innovatively
- outside the box
- initially
- at the start
Forms of originally
| comparative | more originally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most originally |
Origin of originally
From Middle English originali; equivalent to original + -ly.
Questions about originally
- What does originally mean?
- Originally means as it was in the beginning; at first.
- What is originally in Hindi?
- Originally in Hindi is मूलतः (mūltaḥ). See Originally meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is originally?
- Originally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce originally?
- Originally is pronounced /əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/ (UK).
Words near originally in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: originally (page history and authors); मूलतः (Hindi) (page history and authors); originally (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); نخستین (Urdu) (page history and authors); মূল (Bengali) (page history and authors); originally (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); originally (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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