lastly
Syllables: last·ly/ˈlɑːstli/US/ˈlæstli/
lastly adverb: used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.
Adverb
lastly (not comparable)
- Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.
- Firstly, that's illegal; secondly, it has serious disadvantages; thirdly, it's not necessary; and lastly, did I mention that it's illegal?
- Synonyms:
- finally
- Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation.
- Synonyms:
- finally, to conclude, to sum up, in conclusion, ultimately, in the end, all in all, at last, last but not least
lastly meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
lastly in Tamil
- இறுதியாக
lastly in Urdu
- آخرکار, آخرش, اخیراً, انجام کار, بل آخر
lastly in Malayalam
- in conclusion, finally, to conclude
- അവസാനമായി, ഒടുവിൽ, ഒടുക്കം, ആകപ്പാടെ, അവസാനം, അന്തതഃ
Examples of lastly in a sentence
- There are three reasons why I don't want to dance with you. To start with, my feet hurt. For another thing, you can't dance. And lastly, I detest you stench.
- Lastly, we conclude that popular symbolisms are embedded into the scene through the verbivocovisual language.
- Lastly, the orange pill, which is ultimately the understanding of Bitcoin, teaches you gratitude.
Synonyms of lastly
- finally
- to conclude
- to sum up
- in conclusion
- ultimately
- in the end
- all in all
- at last
- last but not least
- last
Antonyms
Origin of lastly
From last + -ly.
Questions about lastly
- What does lastly mean?
- Lastly means used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.
- What is lastly in Tamil?
- Lastly in Tamil is இறுதியாக. See Lastly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lastly?
- Lastly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce lastly?
- Lastly is pronounced /ˈlɑːstli/ (UK).
Words near lastly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lastly (page history and authors); lastly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lastly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lastly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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