latterly

C2+ Topic:Time

US /ˈlætɚli/ UK /ˈlætəli/ See IPA manual

adv

Meanings

1

adv
recently; in the latter part of a period

Latterly he had grown quiet and withdrawn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · recently; in the latter... recently lately newlyof latenowadays

Opposites

formerly earlier previously

Word family

Related forms latter late

Etymology

From latter (from Old English lætra, comparative of læt, 'late') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

lætra Old English læt Old English

View etymology graph ->

Topics

Time Word Formation & Derivatives

# latterly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈlætɚli
**IPA (UK):** ˈlætəli

## Meanings
1. recently; in the latter part of a period

## Examples
- Latterly he had grown quiet and withdrawn.

## Synonyms
- recently
- lately
- newly
- of late
- nowadays

## Antonyms
- formerly
- earlier
- previously

## Related Forms
- latter
- late

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lætra
- Root: læt

## Etymology
From latter (from Old English lætra, comparative of læt, 'late') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Latterly comes from latter (from Old English lætra, comparative of læt, 'late') + the adverbial suffix -ly. The etymological trail includes Old English lætra and Old English læt. As an adverb, latterly means recently; in the latter part of a period. The same family is visible in related forms such as latter and late. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Time
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown

latterly

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback