initially
//ɪˈnɪʃəli//
Definitions
1.At the beginning.
- Initially, I found city life incredibly difficult, but now I'm used to it.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2869
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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English initial
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English initially
From initial + -ly.