latterly

adverb

lat·​ter·​ly ˈla-tər-lē How to pronounce latterly (audio)
1
: later
2
: of late : recently

Examples of latterly in a Sentence

He devoted his time to painting, sculpture, and, latterly, to gardening. he had been a teacher, a librarian, and some years latterly, a novelist
Recent Examples on the Web At several investor events in the past, Musk has shown demonstrations of Tesla robotics, first with what many took to be a human being in a robot suit but more latterly with robots that appear to be actual robots. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2024 Rainford worked at Mercedes-Benz for eight years—in the UK, Germany, and latterly China—and has lived in China, in two stints, for five years. Carlton Reid, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023 Like their opposite numbers in the rest of the world, China’s video streamers have had to change tack, emphasizing profitability over user growth and latterly been forced to slash content costs. Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023 Based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s classic Tamil-language novel, the film, set in the 10th century, revolves around the early life of Chola Prince Arunmozhi Varman who was latterly known as the great Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola and was the most powerful king in South India at the time. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Aug. 2022 Rawlings’ initially chaotic, then authoritarian, latterly democratic, rule by hook or by crook managed to take Ghana through the uncertainties of the 1970s to the political balance and comparative economic equilibrium of the 1990s and into the 21st century. Jeffrey Haynes, Quartz Africa, 13 Nov. 2020 Poh Lin Ho, who had been with Vision Plus Entertainment for nearly 40 years, latterly as its CEO, is stepping down from the business. Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023 But the company had latterly taken the decision to focus on developing a different view of risk and therefore understanding it better. Roger Trapp, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023 Two genera only, Elephas and Loxodonta, were latterly contemporaries of man and both of these died out shortly before man's disappearance, leaving no descendants. Discover Magazine, 31 May 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of latterly was in 1623

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“Latterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latterly. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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latterly

adverb
lat·​ter·​ly ˈlat-ər-lē How to pronounce latterly (audio)
: during a recent period
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