LATED

Etymology

Adjective

lated (comparative more lated, superlative most lated)

(obsolete) Belated; too late; delayed, overtaken by night.

Anagrams

• Adlet, DELTA, Delta, adlet, atled, dalet, dealt, delta, taled

Source: Wiktionary


Lat"ed, a.

Definition: Belated; too late. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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