How to Spell late

late

late - adjective

  • Living comparatively recently : now deceased
  • Being something or holding some position or relationship recently but not now
  • Made, appearing, or happening just previous to the present time especially as the most recent of a succession
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"the late belligerents"

late - thesaurus

Synonyms: behind

Antonyms: early

Etymology

Middle English, late, slow, from Old English læt; akin to Old High German laz slow, Old English lǣtan to let

Word family

later, latest, lately

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