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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lat•ter•ly (lat′ər lē),USA pronunciation adv. - of late;
lately:He has been latterly finding much to keep himself busy. - in a later or subsequent part of a period:Latterly he became a patron of the arts.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: latterly /ˈlætəlɪ/ adv - recently; lately
lat•ter /ˈlætɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - being the second mentioned of two (distinguished from former ):Of the two I prefer the latter version.
- more advanced in time;
later:in these latter days of human progress. - near or somewhat near to the end:the latter part of the century.
n. [uncountable* the + ~] - the second thing mentioned of two:Of your two examples, I prefer the latter.
lat•ter•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lat•ter (lat′ər),USA pronunciation adj. - being the second mentioned of two (distinguished from former):I prefer the latter offer to the former one.
- more advanced in time;
later:in these latter days of human progress. - near or comparatively near to the end:the latter part of the century.
- [Obs.]last;
final.
- Middle English latt(e)re, Old English lætra, comparative of læt late bef. 1000
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