different between previously vs anteriorly

English

Etymology

previous +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?i?vi.?sli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?ivi.?sli/

Adverb

previously (not comparable)

1. (now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.
   • 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 71:

     I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.

2. (with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.

   The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.

Translations

See also

• previous
• prior
• before
• yesteryear

Anagrams

• perviously, viperously

English

Alternative forms

• anteriourly (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

anterior +? -ly

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an?te?ri?or?ly

Adverb

anteriorly (comparative more anteriorly, superlative most anteriorly)

1. before (in time)
2. in front (in position)
3. towards the anterior

Antonyms

• posteriorly

Translations