1. (

• originally

) in an original manner ;

2. (

• primitively ,
• originally ,
• in_the_beginning

) with reference to the origin or beginning ;

3. (

• in_the_first_place ,
• earlier ,
• in_the_beginning ,
• to_begin_with ,
• originally ,

) before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" ;