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for·mer·ly

adverb \ˈfȯr-mə(r)-lē\

Definition of FORMERLY

1
: at an earlier time : previously
2
obsolete : just before
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Examples of FORMERLY

  1. He was formerly a congressman.
  2. <the newspaper formerly known as “The Newsprint”>

First Known Use of FORMERLY

1534

Related to FORMERLY

Synonyms
erstwhile, once, onetime
Antonyms
after, afterward (or afterwards), later

Rhymes with FORMERLY

formally, normally, stormily

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