Definition of "preparatorily" []

• Preparatively.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "This is a constant quantity of a trans-historical nature, independent of all concrete specific political issues, and represents the level to which the right wing public collectively can be induced to believe that the Rest-Of-The-World (ROTW) is practicing collective deception upon them, preparatorily to a planned stealth conquest by subversion of ‘America’."
• "‘Is everybody here?’ he asks preparatorily over his shoulder to the passengers within."
• "I didn't know who he was till he spoke, or rather cleared his throat preparatorily."