LATTERLY

recently, late, lately, of late, latterly

(adverb) in the recent past; “he was in Paris recently”; “lately the rules have been enforced”; “as late as yesterday she was fine”; “feeling better of late”; “the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

latterly

(obsolete) Recently; to have occurred a short time before.

Source: Wiktionary


Lat"ter*ly, adv.

Definition: Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from a former, period. Latterly Milton was short and thick. Richardson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 December 2024

INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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