See Also: initially(dictionary)

tendent (iou) and initially (oh)


tendent (iou)



tendent adjective. Now rare. ME.
[Old French, pres. pple of tendre TEND verb2: see -ENT.]
Tending, having a tendency (to, towards).
? Obsolete before 18, revived late in 19.

initially (oh)



at the beginning
::Stan initially wanted to go to medical school.
::Initially, I thought I would only stay there a year.