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priorly

priorly adverb: previously.

Adverb

priorly (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Previously.
    • this single name, whencesoever it be derived, or whensoever it were given, cannot stand as a proof that the name Jehovah was known priorly to Moſes, against so positive a testimony as that of the passage in Exodus[…]1800, Alexander Geddes, Critical Remarks on the Hebrew Scriptures: Remarks on the Pentateuch

Origin of priorly

From prior + -ly.

Questions about priorly

What does priorly mean?
Priorly means previously.
What part of speech is priorly?
Priorly is an adverb.

Words near priorly in the dictionary

  1. priority queues
  2. priority road
  3. priority roads
  4. priority seat
  5. priority seats
  6. priorly
  7. priors
  8. priors conventual
  9. priorship
  10. priorships
  11. Priorslee

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