historically en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /hɪˈstɔɹɪkli/ (General-American)
- /hɪˈstɒɹɪkli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From historical + -ly or historic + -ally.
Meanings
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In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.
The law will prove to be historically significant.
Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.
Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work.
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According to history: formerly, in the past, traditionally.
Historically, a rise in interest rates slows the rate of inflation.
Holden Matthews, 21, has been charged in connection with fires at three historically black churches in Louisiana.
2019 April 11, Harmeet Kaur, “Authorities say black metal may have influenced the Louisiana church fires suspect. Here’s what to know.”, in CNN:Historically, this company collected payment before starting work.
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To an unprecedented or extremely rare degree.
In January, the anti-corruption organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, released a detailed report on the historically unethical presidency of Donald Trump.
2018 February 23, Michelle Goldberg, “The De-Trumpification Agenda”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more historically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most historically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (21)
cs historicky (in a historic manner) · ro istoricește (in a historic manner) · ka ისტორიულად (in a historic manner) · et ajalooliselt (in a historic manner) · sq historikisht (in a historic manner) · ru истори́чески (in a historic manner) · ja 歴史的 (in a historic manner) · fr historiquement (in a historic manner) · az tarixən (in a historic manner) · tr tarihen (in a historic manner) · ca històricament (in a historic manner) · eo historie (in a historic manner) · es históricamente (in a historic manner) · nb historisk (in a historic manner) · sv historiskt (in a historic manner) · gl historicamente (in a historic manner) · pt historicamente (in a historic manner) · fi historiallisesti (in a historic manner) · pl historycznie (in a historic manner) · nn historisk (in a historic manner) · it storicamente (in a historic manner)