previousness


pre·vi·ous

P0550100 (prē′vē-əs)adj.1. Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior: children by a previous marriage.2. Informal Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty: "I have been too previous, for which you must blame the natural impatience of a man in love" (Georgette Heyer).
[From Latin praevius, going before : prae-, pre- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
pre′vi·ous·ly adv.pre′vi·ous·ness n.