Definition of "originally" []

• With reference to origin: originally named Johnston. (adverb)
• At first: not what I had originally expected. (adverb)
• In a highly distinctive manner: interpreted the flute solo most originally. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The word originally comes from an old French word, “jambon.”"
• "The Marines called it “going Asiatic,” a term originally used to describe personality quirks developed by men serving long hitches in the Far East."
• "The term originally was spelled wholistic, to reflect this orientation."