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English
Etymology
From before + -ly.
Adverb
beforely (comparative more beforely, superlative most beforely)
- (rare, nonstandard) Previously.
1999, Ian Whybrow, Little Wolf's Book of Badness:[...] 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, [...]
2002, Huzir Sulaiman, Eight Plays:Otto I have in the several occasion this question answered, both beforely and afterly.
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