antecedently

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Even the episodic recaps are announced as "antecedently on 'Fargo'" because "previously" is . . . basic, I guess.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2020

The defect in enumeration, certainly so great in 1870 and almost certainly present in less degree in 1890, is very easy to understand and antecedently probable.

From The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn by Smith, William Benjamin

The counter allegation is that, although miracles may be antecedently incredible, they nevertheless actually took place.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard

But—it might be objected—how can we possibly know whether or not any object of perception or thought is one or more than one antecedently to, or independently of, the consideration of the mind?

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter

It is antecedently true only if it can bring about these changes.

From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Geyer, Delton Loring