Initially

//ɪˈnɪʃəli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    At the beginning. not-comparable

    "Initially, I found city life incredibly difficult, but now I'm used to it."

Adverb
  1. 1
    at the beginning wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ab initioat firstab initioab ovoaborigineat first

Example

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"Initially we had some problems with our computer system, but they've been sorted out now."

Etymology

From initial + -ly.

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