originally

originally

English

Etymology

original +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəli/
• Hyphenation: ori‧gi‧nal‧ly

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Adverb

originally (comparative more originally, superlative most originally)

1. (not comparable) As it was in the beginning.

   Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.

2. In an original manner.

   They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.

Synonyms

• (in the beginning): at first, initially, at the start; see also Thesaurus:initially
• (in an original manner): innovatively, outside the box

Related terms

• origin
• original

Translations

as it was in the beginning

Catalan: originàriament (ca) Czech: původně (cs) Dutch: indertijd (nl), in het begin, origineel (nl) Esperanto: originale French: au départ, à la base, à l'origine (fr) Hungarian: eredetileg (hu) Japanese: 本来 (ja) (ほんらい, honrai), 元来 (がんらい, ganrai), 元々 (もともと, motomoto) Kurdish: Sorani: له‌ کاتی خۆییدا‎ (le katî xoyîda)

Norwegian: Nynorsk: opphavleg Russian: внача́ле (ru) (vnačále), сперва́ (ru) (spervá), первонача́льно (ru) (pervonačálʹno), изнача́льно (ru) (iznačálʹno) Scottish Gaelic: bho thùs Spanish: originalmente, originariamente Swedish: ursprungligen (sv) Ukrainian: спочатку (uk) (spočatku) West Frisian: orizjineel

creatively

Dutch: origineel (nl), op een nieuwe manier Swedish: originellt (sv)

Ukrainian: оригінально (oryhinalʹno)