originally in WordNet English dictionary

1. before now
   "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
   in the first place  earlier  in the beginning  to begin with  originally  in the first place  earlier  in the beginning  to begin with  originally 
   
2. with reference to the origin or beginning
   primitively  originally  in the beginning  primitively  originally  in the beginning 
   
3. in an original manner
   originally  originally