initially

adverb

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: i-ni-tial-ly (4)

English Definition

At the beginning; at first.

Example Sentence

Initially, the job seemed very difficult.

US IPA /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

UK IPA /ɪˈnɪʃəli/

originally primarily firstly at first

finally ultimately eventually