historically

adverb

his·​tor·​i·​cal·​ly hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē 

-ˈstär-

1

: in accordance with or with respect to history

a historically accurate account

2

: in the past

Historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered …

—Jane Jacobs

Examples of historically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because the data required to connect incentive dollars to revenue outcomes has historically lived in spreadsheets, finance leaders have had little basis to demand better. — Jason Atkins, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The Miami River is a historically industrial area that’s seeing major luxury redevelopment. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Some 1,200 miles west of Texas, the rank-and-file in Los Angeles are already grappling with a shortage of work stemming from historically low filming levels. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

The company has historically made money licensing its chip designs to customers, while the CPU represents its push into selling a complete chip of its own. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1