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l8ly

l8ly is the informal form of lately.

Meaning of lately

Adverb

lately (comparative latelier or more lately, superlative lateliest or most lately)

  1. Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
    • I'd lately returned from Japan.
  2. (slang) In a late manner; after-the-fact.
    • Don't try to come lately and change your answer now after you've heard everyone else's response.
  3. Formerly.
    • David George Philip Cholmondeley, The Marquess of CHOLMONDELEY, K.C.V.O., lately Lord Great Chamberlain, Royal Household.2023, “Honours list on the demise of HM Queen Elizabeth II”, in London Gazette, number 64008, page D2

Forms of l8ly

comparativemore l8ly
superlativemost l8ly

Questions about l8ly

What is l8ly the informal form of?
L8ly is the informal form of lately.

Words near l8ly in the dictionary

  1. L5
  2. L7
  3. L7s
  4. l8
  5. l8est
  6. l8ly
  7. l8r
  8. l8rs
  9. l8z
  10. la
  11. La Anunciacion

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Adapted from Wiktionary: l8ly (page history and authors); lately (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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