# anteriorly

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #58,507

## Definitions
1. before (in time)
2. in front (in position)
3. towards the anterior

## Etymology
From anterior + -ly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anteriorly