Definitions for Formerly
ˈfɔr mər lifor·mer·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erstadverb

   at a previous time

   "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. formerlyadverb

   at some time in the past

2. formerlyadverb

   previously; once

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Formerlyadverb

   In times past.

   Etymology: from former.

   The places mentioned were all of them formerly the cool retirements of the Romans, where they used to hide themselves among the woods and mountains, during the excessive heats of their Summer. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   As an animal degenerates by diseases, the animal salts, formerly benign, approach towards an alkaline nature. Arbuthnot.

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1. formerly

   Formerly refers to something that occurred, existed, or was valid in the past, but not anymore; it is used to describe a previous state, position, or condition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Formerlyadverb

   in time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Formerly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4390

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Formerly' in Adverbs Frequency: #292

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Formerly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Formerly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Formerly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Formerly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Formerly in a Sentence

1. Marcus Hicks:

   What concerns me most specifically is al Qaeda, because I believe that al Qaeda-associated threats here, so al Shabaab and JNIM and the other offshoots of formerly known as al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, are taking direction from al Qaeda core and are sort of walking through the al Qaeda playbook to develop clandestine infrastructure, and I think they have a disciplined, patient approach to building a base that will allow them to form a caliphate when the time is right.

2. Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Science and Scientism":

   Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.

3. Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil:

   What a time experiences as evil, is usually an untimely echo of what was formerly experienced as good--the atavism of a more ancient ideal.

4. H.L. Mencken:

   Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

5. Leonardo Trasande:

   I use a twist on the singer Prince to explain it, prince renamed himself as the artist formerly named as Prince. So I call it the artist formerly known as BPA. And there are 40 BPA replacements out there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Formerly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Formerly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Formerly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Formerly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Formerly