lately adv

lately adv
disconsolately adv

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  • lately — [adv] new, recently afresh, anew, a short time ago, in recent times, just now, latterly, newly, not long ago, of late; concept 820 Ant. in the past, old …   New thesaurus

  • Lately — Late ly, adv. Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lately — adv. Lately is used with these verbs: ↑read …   Collocations dictionary

  • lately — [lāt′lē] adv. recently; a short while ago …   English World dictionary

  • lately — adv 1. of late, recently, in the past few days, in the last couple of weeks, in the past month; not long ago, a little while back, a short time ago; not long since, just last week, just the other day, yesterday. 2. late, formerly, previously,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • lately — adv. not long ago; recently; in recent times. Etymology: OE laeligtlice (as LATE, LY(2)) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lately — [[t]le͟ɪtli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl You use lately to describe events in the recent past, or situations that started a short time ago. Dad s health hasn t been too good lately... Lord Tomas had lately been appointed Chairman of the… …   English dictionary

  • lately — late|ly [ˈleıtli] adv recently ▪ What have you been doing lately? ▪ Lately, I ve had trouble sleeping …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lately — /layt lee/, adv. of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately. [bef. 1000; ME latli; OE laetlice; see LATE, LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • lately — [ˈleɪtli] adv recently Have you seen either of them lately?[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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