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adverb

in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.

Obsolete. in time just past; just now.

Origin:
1580–90; former¹ + -ly

Can be confused: formally, formerly.

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Tulane's formerly separate undergraduate college for women.

The plough was heavier than the tools formerly used by farmers.

Formerly a greenhouse, enjoy the sun-drenched promenade.

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Tulane's formerly separate undergraduate college for women.

The plough was heavier than the tools formerly used by farmers.

Formerly a greenhouse, enjoy the sun-drenched promenade.

Formerly approved drug imparts lasting learning and memory improvements to impaired mice.

Mixed-income residential towers and adjoining parkland rise on land formerly occupied by railroad yards.

The formerly blank façade had cramped stairs along one side and a front deck that was exposed to the weather.

Within a huge dome stand sculptures of prominent dalits, formerly known as untouchables.

Lands that were formerly separated by water were now connected.

As humans populate formerly wild regions, they increasingly intersect bird migration patterns.

The formerly dark, musty building became light-filled and bright.

Now another formerly obscure process known as autophagy is suddenly claiming extraordinary scientific attention.

Orange and yellow bacteria that formerly colored only the periphery of the spring now spread toward its center.

Formerly a clothing designer, she divides her time between teaching art and painting.

Old thoroughfares have been broadened and new ones have been cut through what formerly were slums.

The transformation of formerly race-exclusive programs may be leaving some students out in the cold.

He demanded speedy trials, where formerly defendants could intimidate witnesses and drag out proceedings.

Once the formerly wild felines became household companions, the same cats appear to.

It looks to be a silly ride full of original ways to kill any formerly dead, currently flesh-eating friends and relatives.

Not necessarily about your ex being a jerk, but about the importance of thinking less of the person you were formerly with.

In this new climate, museums are examining subjects formerly forbidden.

Long established customs of hurtful character could formerly fence themselves in, and do their evil work with social impunity.

Formerly the domain of visiting captains of industry, socialites and well-heeled.

They were formerly part of flat, raised sections of land known as mesas or plateaus.

Formerly a slender galley, this kitchen is now an open, multipurpose space with an adjacent hallway that serves as the drop.

Prosper is a chance for lenders to invest in an arena formerly off-limits to all but the biggest corporations: consumer debt.

For less grand hostelries, it is a neat way to fill a formerly dead zone in midafternoon.

Without it, water leaches away nutrients formerly stored in the litter.

Many burnout might be misdiagnosed with depression,especially those formerly performed high.

Many offices have already stopped buying the formerly ubiquitous bottled water.

Sumo derives its traditions from shintoism, formerly the state religion.

Global warming has increased droughts around the world and turned formerly verdant landscapes into near.

Then they go into denial when formerly healthy children become autistic or have other problems.

Interesting article, but bad choice of words to illustrate the regularization of formerly irregular words.

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formerly (ˈfɔːməlɪ)

—*adv*
1.	at or in a former time; in the past
2.	obsolete in the immediate past; just now

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Word Origin & History

formerly

1590s, from former + -ly (2).

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"I am grown old, and have possibly lost a great deal of that fire, which formerly made me love fire in others at any rate, and however attended with smoke: but now I must have all sense, and cannot, for the sake of five righteous lines, forgive a thousand absurd ones."

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