before now; " why didn't you tell me in the first place?"

with reference to the origin or beginning

in an original manner

Primarily.

In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation.

At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand.

Primarily; at first.

The former are thought to have been originally Gonds. – Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) An Historical Sketch by Charles Eliot

Max Petrovitch was his real name, and my sister originally met him at the house of friends in town. – Christina by L. G. Moberly

But Ashe believed that originally Warington had not been in love with her at all. – The Marriage of William Ashe by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Here Godwin is introducing into English thinking an idea originally French. – Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle by H. N. Brailsford

Under these conditions what happens to such a sentiment as the love of country, originally natural and healthy? – The Forerunners by Romain Rolland

Originally educated for maternity they had to be re- educated for service. – City of Endless Night by Milo Hastings

To satisfy a whim- originally it was no more than that, Mrs. Ames had assured Hunter many times- she had asked her husband to buy it for her some fifty years ago. – The Cartels Jungle by Irving E. Cox, Jr.

But when I climbed up again to the spot by the mid- pool where I had originally stood, a strange sensation came to me. – Aylwin by Theodore Watts-Dunton

It does not even occupy its own old site, for the building originally lay well back from the High Street. – The Charm of Oxford by J. Wells

This had originally been about three miles in extent, but above two- thirds of it were now carried. – Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke

It appears as if the barons had originally agreed with the King's proceeding, although they did not entirely approve its form. – A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Leopold von Ranke

These Cossacks were originally from the Don, and were sent by the government to defend the frontiers of the Volga against the incursions of the nomades. – Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell

" Why, she said it was evident, by the fact of poor dear Tom's dying of a fever, that his constitution must have been originally weak. – Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. Braddon

All results however show that both " A" and " B" are necessary to growth production and though the term growth vitamine was applied to the " A" originally the distinction is one that should be rejected, for both " A" and " B" and possibly " C" are all entitled to this name. – The Vitamine Manual by Walter H. Eddy

But important as this capital may have been, its connection with the hand- symbol proves that it was originally one of four minor centres and formed but a part of a greater whole. – The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall

The course of study was originally arranged for three years, but since 1862 requires four. – The Education of American Girls by Anna Callender Brackett

He was not quite so obstinate about the whole thing as he had originally been, and a kind of hopeless bewilderment showed itself upon his face. – The Heart of a Woman by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

It shows that they must originally have been formed on shore, and then floated away by some unusually high- tide or commotion of the sea. – Old Jack by W.H.G. Kingston

I must re- state to your Lordships, because I wish you never to forget, that this Committee of Revenue was, in their own opinion, and from their own certain knowledge and mere motion, if motion can be attributed originally to instruments, mere tools; that they knew that they were tools in the hands of Gunga Govind Sing. – The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. X. (of 12) by Edmund Burke

He included a number of sketches originally published with the Frog, also a selection from the " Memoranda" and Buffalo Express contributions, and he put in the story of Auntie Cord, with some matter which had never hitherto appeared. – Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens by Albert Bigelow Paine Last Updated: February 20, 2009