hitherto

a hitherto unnoticed detail

they had climbed a hitherto unscaled peak.

a warm flush now rosed her hitherto blue cheeks.

The weather, which had hitherto been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold.

hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960.

He proposed to himself to achieve what hitherto he had been promised in vain.

A dividend paid to shareholders in the form of authorized but hitherto unissued shares.

Hitherto he had experienced no great success in his attempt.

She discovered a world of parties and pleasure she had hitherto only known by hearsay.