Initially vs Historically - What's the difference?
initially | historically |
At the beginning.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=
, volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= In a historic manner; as has been done most often in the past.
As adverbs the difference between initially and historically
is that initially is at the beginning while historically is in a historic manner; as has been done most often in the past.initially
English
Adverb
(-)Ed Pilkington
‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told, passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
Synonyms
* at firstAntonyms
* finallyhistorically
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work.