o ‧ rig ‧ i ‧ nal ‧ ly S2 W2 /əˈrɪdʒɪn ə li, -dʒ ə n ə li/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ origin , ↑ original , ↑ originality , ↑ originator ; verb : ↑ originate ; adverb : ↑ originally ; adjective : ↑ original ≠ UNORIGINAL ]
in the beginning, before other things happened or before things changed:
The family originally came from France.
The building was originally used as a prison.
We originally intended to stay for just a few days.
[sentence adverb]
Originally, we had planned a tour of Scotland but we didn’t go in the end.