I. ˈprēvēəs adjective
Etymology: Latin praevius going before, leading the way, from prae- pre- + via way — more at via
1.
a. : going or existing before in time : earlier
reverted to his previous position
the previous owners of our house
b. : preceding in spatial order
shown in the photograph on the previous page — Bernard DeVoto
2. : acting too soon : impatient , hasty , premature
it turned out that our condemnation of him had been a little previous
grew previous and stuck my hand in there just when the wheel was moving forward — Inland Printer
II. adverb
: previously