The Collaborative International Dictionary
Preliminarily \Pre*lim"i*na*ri*ly\, adv. In a preliminary manner.
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adv. In a preliminary manner.
Usage examples of "preliminarily".
Benson had complained of aches in his left arm which had been preliminarily diagnosed as twinges of rheumatism and he had been given the appropriate treatment.
Now, as we close our eyelids when we would go to sleep, so must we, in expectation of the peace of mind granting us the sweet oblivion, preliminarily do something which invokes, that we may obtain it.
Cane, has declined to comment on whether any suspects have been identified or any aspects of the investigation, apart from confirming the identity of the victim and that the death has been classified preliminarily as a homicide and is being investigated as such.
And it may be preliminarily noted that what explorations Gard afterward made in this great and seamy side of Teuton nature, likewise ended in a downward direction toward depths that he had scarcely thought possible in the educated human.
The city of London at the general election had sent to the House of Commons, as a colleague of the first minister, a member who found a difficulty in taking one of the oaths appointed by the House to be sworn preliminarily to any member exercising his right of voting.
But, preliminarily, what we are looking at as far as these secondary cases go is a commonality involving children.
But, preliminarily, it looks like we have withdrawals wired to three of our cities, Chicago, Denver and L.
Allow me, Arina Petrovna, allow me, mama, allow me preliminarily to kiss your hand.
Rayford was not attracted to her in even a preliminarily romantic way.
Hoover did not write the Commission until July 8, 1964, after sections of the Report naming Oswald as the assassin had been preliminarily drafted.