lately: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with L · ends with Y
Meaning of lately
adv
Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
Example: I'd lately returned from Japan.
- slang
In a late manner; after-the-fact.
Example: Don't try to come lately and change your answer now after you've heard everyone else's response.
Formerly.
Listed forms: latelier, lateliest.
Source: Wiktionary — lately.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for lately.
adverb
in the recent past
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of lately
L(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of lately
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from lately
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