Word
latterly
Phoneticslat·ter·ly
UK/lˈætəli/
Definition
adv. in the later part of a period of time. You use it to talk about what happened at the end of a long time or process.
adv. in the latter part of a period of time; subsequently. Often used to distinguish a later stage from an earlier one.
Examples
“He was a teacher, but latterly he worked as a writer.”
“The company started as a small bakery, but latterly it expanded into a global chain of coffee shops.”
“While the author's early works were characterized by a strict adherence to realism, his latterly novels embraced a more experimental and fragmented narrative style.”
Examples
simple
“He was a teacher, but latterly he worked as a writer.”
contextual
“The company started as a small bakery, but latterly it expanded into a global chain of coffee shops.”
complex
“While the author's early works were characterized by a strict adherence to realism, his latterly novels embraced a more experimental and fragmented narrative style.”
Real-World Examples
“A keen follower of football and a lifelong Spurs fan, Roger focused his research latterly on the sociology of sport and football graffiti.” “Another, Marharyta Polovinko, killed in action in 2025 while serving as a drone operator, made macabre pencil drawings about the war, latterly using her own blood as a medium.” Etymology
From latter + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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