anciently

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anciently

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From Middle English aunciently; equivalent to ancient + -ly.

adverb more anciently · most anciently · aunciently · antiently · auntiently

In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
Done long ago. The anciently written inscriptions in the pyramids can still be read.

Similar: oldly

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adverb

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adv in the manner of very long ago

Español	antiguamente, antaño, de antaño
Português	antigamente
Italiano	anticamente

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@misc{anciently_2026,
  title = {anciently},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anciently},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}