fashionably late
fashionably late adverb: arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
Adverb
fashionably late (comparative more fashionably late, superlative most fashionably late)
- Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
- Three hours later—fashionably late, of course—the Stuart party swept in state into their box.1874, May Agnes Fleming, chapter V, in A Terrible Secret
- Ex-Senator Blount's party of three was fashionably late at the function in Mesa Circle, but in the crush filling the spacious drawing-rooms the hostess and her long line of receiving assistants were still on duty.1913, Francis Lynde, chapter X, in The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush
- Synonyms:
- casually late
Synonyms of fashionably late
Forms of fashionably late
| comparative | more fashionably late |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fashionably late |
Words formed from fashionably late
Questions about fashionably late
- What does fashionably late mean?
- Fashionably late means arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
- What part of speech is fashionably late?
- Fashionably late is an adverb.
Words near fashionably late in the dictionary
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