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

Now, some of those same properties are sitting in foreclosure as the region sees historically low film and TV production levels. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

That's what led Micron to get historically these low valuations, these single-digit multiples on its stock. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Soon-to-be Hurricane Isaias would mark a historically late arrival for the first hurricane of the season. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

In fact, Thompson is in the Heat’s starting lineup because of the attention his historically great three-point shooting demands from defenses. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1