historically

adverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//hɪˈstɒɹɪkli//
United States//hɪˈstɔɹɪkli//

In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.

adverb

1
In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.
Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work.
The law will prove to be historically significant.
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.
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.
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.

Etymology

From historical + -ly or historic + -ally.

Forms

comparative: more historically
superlative: most historically

historian · A writer of history.historic · Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance…historical · Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history,…

historically · In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.

history · The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.hit · To strike. To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon…Hit · A city in Iraq.

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