BELATED

belated, late, tardy

(adjective) after the expected or usual time; delayed; “a belated birthday card”; “I’m late for the plane”; “the train is late”; “tardy children are sent to the principal”; “always tardy in making dental appointments”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

belated

simple past tense and past participle of belate

Adjective

belated (comparative more belated, superlative most belated)

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

Synonyms

• tardy

• late

• overdue

Anagrams

• beadlet, bleated, debleat

Source: Wiktionary


Be*lat"ed, a.

Definition: Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. "Some belated peasant." Milton.

– Be*lat"ed*ness, n. Milton.

BELATE

Be*late", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belated; p. pr. & vb. n. Belating.]

Definition: To retard or make too late. Davenant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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