beforely

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adverb

Previously.

Opposite
afterly
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adverbbeforely (comparative more beforely, superlative most beforely)

comparative more beforely · superlative most beforely

  1. nonstandardrarePreviously.

    Otto I have in the several occasion this question answered, both beforely and afterly.

    2002, Huzir Sulaiman, Eight Plays
    1 more example

    [...] his last words, because then he bent down by the fire to pick up a log to thump me with, and He exploded. Shame, huh? (In a way.) That is when the chimney fell over. It is lying in the garden now. Yours sorry about not mentioning it beforely, [...]

    1999, Ian Whybrow, Little Wolf's Book of Badness

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
afterly

Origin

From before + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

beforely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforely

MLA

“beforely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforely. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beforely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforely.

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