lastlyadv.n.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːs(t)li/,

/ˈlas(t)li/, U.S.

/ˈlæs(t)li/

Forms: Middle English lestlich, 1500s lastlye, 1500s–1600s lastely, 1500s– lastly, 1600s lastlie; also Scottish pre-1700 lestely.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: last adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < last adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier last adv.

A. adv.

1. As the last in a series, succession, order, or enumeration; in the last place, finally; ultimately; at the end. Now chiefly used to introduce the final item in a list.The form lestlich in quot. c1350 shows a correction by a later hand, which cannot be dated precisely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adverb] > in the end or at last

lastlyc1350

ultimately1755

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adverb] > last or after all the others > lastly

alastc1225

lasta1460

finally1526

lastly1594

postreme1658

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 54 Nou lestlich [altered from lett ich] schel ich on-louke þys.

c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 187 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 34 Wit þu þat schorte tyme I sall tholl now, bot lestely I sall luf sine with my lord Ihesu withowtyn fyne.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. ccxvii He lastly fell in a greuouse sykenesse..And so languysshynge by the space of thre yeres more before he dyed.

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 103 Our brothers were beheaded, Our Fathers teares dispisde,..Lastly my selfe vnkindely banished.

1605 A. Willet Hexapla in Genesin 386 Lastely he made him ruler of his house.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 1 And lastly, that the Church be sufficiently provided for.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 129 There is three Vmpires in this matter,..that is, Master Page..& there is my selfe,..and..(lastly, and finally) mine Host.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 697 Alice his wife (who lastly married one William Ramsey).

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 115 S. Peter..lastly was crucified under Nero.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 240 I for his sake will leave Thy bosom,..and for him lastly die Well pleas'd.

1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved iii. 33 Fourthly, and Lastly; I recommend Purging as useful in gross Habits.

1783 Ld. Hailes Disquis. Antiq. Christian Church ii. 44 And lastly, that the arguments of the Apostle satisfied some of the Jews.

1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xli. 488 The stars and sun, the planets and their satellites, and lastly the comets, will be severally described.

1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 113 With the strength that lastly comes to break All bonds.

1875 J. B. Lightfoot St. Paul's Epist. Colossians & Philemon 286/1 Lastly of all; show your gratitude by your thanksgiving.

1903 A. W. Patterson Schumann 49 How first the pianoforte, next the orchestra, and lastly the string quartet suggested sound pictures to the tone-painter.

1944 J. B. Parry in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder viii. 286/2 Undercoats..increase durability, smoothness, opacity or hiding power and lastly, accomplish any desired change of colour.

2008 Esquire Mar. 214/3 Lastly, try and factor in holidays and breaks.

†2. Very lately, recently. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [adverb]

neweneOE

newlyeOE

unyoreeOE

noweOE

newOE

lateOE

yesterdaya1300

freshlya1387

of newa1393

anewa1425

newlingsa1425

latewardc1434

the other dayc1450

lately?c1475

erst1480

latewards1484

sith late1484

alatea1500

recently1509

even now1511

late-whiles1561

late ygo1579

formerly1590

just now1591

lastly1592

just1605

low1610

this moment1696

latewardly1721

shortsyne1768

sometime1779

latterly1821

1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte To Gentl. Acquaint. sig. F Yong Iuuenall, that byting Satyrist, that lastly with mee together writ a Comedie.

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 50 The blood of him..who lastly suffered, it may be yesterday, or to day.

1664 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 124 His daughter Alice..hath beene for six weeks lastly past most strangfully and wonderfully handled.

1682 J. Craufurd Serious Expostulation with Whigs iv. 60 The Sentence of Deposition lastly past upon him in a pretended Convention of Estates.

1713 in J. Macpherson Orig. Papers (1775) II. 370 He..desired him to remit a considerable sum ‘for him, that was of the best quality, that has been lastly with you’.

†3. Conclusively, with finality. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adverb] > conclusively, decisively

undoubtedly1487

concludentlya1575

signanter1579

definitely1581

peremptorily1582

ratifiedly1593

categorically1603

peremptorly1606

lastly1612

perfixedly1613

concludingly1640

decidingly1646

categorematically1654

signantly1656

full-mouthedly1681

conclusively1749

decidedly1764

decisively1789

catecheticallya1834

so1994

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion v. 77 Then take my finall doome pronounced lastlie, this.

1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 22 in Justa Edouardo King As he pronounces lastly on each deed.

B. n.

A use of the word ‘lastly’ introducing the final item in a list.

ΚΠ

1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. iii. 38 What should form the ground-work of a clergyman's discourse; viz. a firstly, and a lastly.

1856 Crayon 3 140/1 They have at least none of that unpoetical method, running into firstlies and lastlies.

1905 Church Q. Rev. Jan. 387 The reader feels some of that impatience which besets the hearer of a sermon with half a dozen lastlies.

1922 Cent. Mag. July 385/1 About the time the minister got to the ‘thirdlies’ and ‘lastlies’ Jessie was in a fidget.

1934 J. B. Scott Catholic Conception Internat. Law iii. 223 Another ‘finally’—in this case a ‘lastly’.

1998 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, & Related Programs 1999 (Hearings before U.S. House Appropriations Comm., 105th Congr., 2nd Sess. Part II.) 366 Ms. Lowey. Probably lastly, Mr. Chairman, right, or is it two lastlies or——[Laughter.] Mr. Callahan. One lastly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	lastly
释义	lastlyadv.n. Brit. /ˈlɑːs(t)li/, /ˈlas(t)li/, U.S. /ˈlæs(t)li/ Forms: Middle English lestlich, 1500s lastlye, 1500s–1600s lastely, 1500s– lastly, 1600s lastlie; also Scottish pre-1700 lestely. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: last adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < last adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier last adv. A. adv. 1. As the last in a series, succession, order, or enumeration; in the last place, finally; ultimately; at the end. Now chiefly used to introduce the final item in a list.The form lestlich in quot. c1350 shows a correction by a later hand, which cannot be dated precisely. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adverb] > in the end or at last lastlyc1350 ultimately1755 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adverb] > last or after all the others > lastly alastc1225 lasta1460 finally1526 lastly1594 postreme1658 c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 54 Nou lestlich [altered from lett ich] schel ich on-louke þys. c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 187 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 34 Wit þu þat schorte tyme I sall tholl now, bot lestely I sall luf sine with my lord Ihesu withowtyn fyne. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. ccxvii He lastly fell in a greuouse sykenesse..And so languysshynge by the space of thre yeres more before he dyed. 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 103 Our brothers were beheaded, Our Fathers teares dispisde,..Lastly my selfe vnkindely banished. View more context for this quotation 1605 A. Willet Hexapla in Genesin 386 Lastely he made him ruler of his house. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 1 And lastly, that the Church be sufficiently provided for. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) i. i. 129 There is three Vmpires in this matter,..that is, Master Page..& there is my selfe,..and..(lastly, and finally) mine Host. View more context for this quotation 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 697 Alice his wife (who lastly married one William Ramsey). 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 115 S. Peter..lastly was crucified under Nero. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 240 I for his sake will leave Thy bosom,..and for him lastly die Well pleas'd. View more context for this quotation 1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved iii. 33 Fourthly, and Lastly; I recommend Purging as useful in gross Habits. 1783 Ld. Hailes Disquis. Antiq. Christian Church ii. 44 And lastly, that the arguments of the Apostle satisfied some of the Jews. 1807 T. Young Course Lect. Nat. Philos. I. xli. 488 The stars and sun, the planets and their satellites, and lastly the comets, will be severally described. 1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 113 With the strength that lastly comes to break All bonds. 1875 J. B. Lightfoot St. Paul's Epist. Colossians & Philemon 286/1 Lastly of all; show your gratitude by your thanksgiving. 1903 A. W. Patterson Schumann 49 How first the pianoforte, next the orchestra, and lastly the string quartet suggested sound pictures to the tone-painter. 1944 J. B. Parry in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder viii. 286/2 Undercoats..increase durability, smoothness, opacity or hiding power and lastly, accomplish any desired change of colour. 2008 Esquire Mar. 214/3 Lastly, try and factor in holidays and breaks. †2. Very lately, recently. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > recency > [adverb] neweneOE newlyeOE unyoreeOE noweOE newOE lateOE yesterdaya1300 freshlya1387 of newa1393 anewa1425 newlingsa1425 latewardc1434 the other dayc1450 lately?c1475 erst1480 latewards1484 sith late1484 alatea1500 recently1509 even now1511 late-whiles1561 late ygo1579 formerly1590 just now1591 lastly1592 just1605 low1610 this moment1696 latewardly1721 shortsyne1768 sometime1779 latterly1821 1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte To Gentl. Acquaint. sig. F Yong Iuuenall, that byting Satyrist, that lastly with mee together writ a Comedie. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper i. 50 The blood of him..who lastly suffered, it may be yesterday, or to day. 1664 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 124 His daughter Alice..hath beene for six weeks lastly past most strangfully and wonderfully handled. 1682 J. Craufurd Serious Expostulation with Whigs iv. 60 The Sentence of Deposition lastly past upon him in a pretended Convention of Estates. 1713 in J. Macpherson Orig. Papers (1775) II. 370 He..desired him to remit a considerable sum ‘for him, that was of the best quality, that has been lastly with you’. †3. Conclusively, with finality. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adverb] > conclusively, decisively undoubtedly1487 concludentlya1575 signanter1579 definitely1581 peremptorily1582 ratifiedly1593 categorically1603 peremptorly1606 lastly1612 perfixedly1613 concludingly1640 decidingly1646 categorematically1654 signantly1656 full-mouthedly1681 conclusively1749 decidedly1764 decisively1789 catecheticallya1834 so1994 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion v. 77 Then take my finall doome pronounced lastlie, this. 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 22 in Justa Edouardo King As he pronounces lastly on each deed. B. n. A use of the word ‘lastly’ introducing the final item in a list. ΚΠ 1823 J. F. Cooper Pioneers I. iii. 38 What should form the ground-work of a clergyman's discourse; viz. a firstly, and a lastly. 1856 Crayon 3 140/1 They have at least none of that unpoetical method, running into firstlies and lastlies. 1905 Church Q. Rev. Jan. 387 The reader feels some of that impatience which besets the hearer of a sermon with half a dozen lastlies. 1922 Cent. Mag. July 385/1 About the time the minister got to the ‘thirdlies’ and ‘lastlies’ Jessie was in a fidget. 1934 J. B. Scott Catholic Conception Internat. Law iii. 223 Another ‘finally’—in this case a ‘lastly’. 1998 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, & Related Programs 1999 (Hearings before U.S. House Appropriations Comm., 105th Congr., 2nd Sess. Part II.) 366 Ms. Lowey. Probably lastly, Mr. Chairman, right, or is it two lastlies or——[Laughter.] Mr. Callahan. One lastly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.n.c1350
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