Added 9 October 2026 previously /ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/ adverb Categories: Describing WordsEveryday Words In Latin: prius, anteā Wiktionary adverb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about previously at Wordnik → Where our words come from → First; beforehand, in advance. At an earlier time; already. The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously. Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series. Related Words: antecedentlyearlierbeforebeforehandformeralreadyereformerlypriorpastearlyago Back to today's word