historically

Etymology

historical + -ly

adv

  1. In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.
    Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work.
    Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.
  2. According to history: formerly, in the past, traditionally.
    Historically, this company collected payment before starting work.
  3. 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. February 23, 2018, Michelle Goldberg, “The De-Trumpification Agenda”, in The New York Times

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