Posthumously

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    After death. not-comparable

    "In his boyhood that posthumously libelled sovereign lady, Anne, had terribly prevailed among the dwellings on this highway; […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    after death wordnet

Synonyms

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post mortempost obitum

Example

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"The book was published posthumously."

Etymology

From posthumous + -ly.

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