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historically

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

his·tor·i·cal·ly

adv \-i-k(ə-)lē\

Definition of HISTORICALLY

1
: in accordance with or with respect to history <an historically accurate account>
2
: in the past <historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered — Jane Jacobs>

First Known Use of HISTORICALLY

1550

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