different between previously vs probably

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

• probablely (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English probably, probabily, equivalent to probable +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??b?bli/, (colloquial) /?p??bli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??b?bli/, (colloquial) /?p??bli/

Adverb

probably (comparative more probably, superlative most probably)

1. In all likelihood.

Synonyms

• (in all likelihood): likely, perhaps, maybe, possibly, presumably, most likely, doubtless, in all probability, perchance, as likely as not, as like as not

Translations