ABORIGINALLY

Etymology

Adverb

aboriginally (not comparable)

From or in the earliest known times. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

In the period before contact with Europeans (especially with reference to peoples subjected to colonization).

(Canada) By indigenous Canadians (often capitalized in this sense). [First attested in the 1980s.]

To the utmost degree (modifying an adjective).

Synonyms: absolutely, thoroughly, utterly

Source: Wiktionary

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Ab`o*rig"i*nal*ly, adv.

Definition: Primarily.

ABORIGINAL

Ab`o*rig"i*nal, a. Etym: [See Aborigines.]

1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. "Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf." Wordsworth.

2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood.

Ab`o*rig"i*nal, n.

1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.

2. An animal or a plant native to the region. It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. Darwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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