Denoting the last thing or person named.
the last-named person has held the office two years
as noun the last-named is a real masterpiece
Example sentencesExamples
- The last-named was responsible for delivering aircraft from factory to operational units.
- The blunder of the last-named writer is easily explained.
- The last-named statue is of bronze, the horse being overlaid with gold.
- It has more in common with these last-named languages than English has.
- A further lesson from the last-named book is that Egyptian foodways are connected by multiple strands with those of the Middle East generally.