The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Previously \Pre"vi*ous*ly\, adv. Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
previously adv 1: at an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged" [syn: previously, antecedently]