formerly: Meaning and Definition of

for•mer•ly

Pronunciation: (fôr'mur-lē), [key]
— adv.
  1. in time past; in an earlier period or age; previously: a custom formerly observed.
  2. in time just past; just now.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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