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prehumously

prehumously adverb: before death.

Adverb

prehumously (not comparable)

  1. Before death.
    • Prior to the coming event, the father of the as-yet-unborn Tristram is indulging in some serious speculations with the Doctor relevant to the site of the human soul. Tristram relates prehumously, one might say, the prevailing thoughts of his father:[…]1926, Medical Life, volume XXXIII, page 270
    • (Whenever my demise, I can assure you what I say today will not ever be published posthumously or even “prehumously” … )1973, James C. Humes, Instant Eloquence: A Lazy Man’s Guide to Public Speaking, Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 64

Examples of prehumously in a sentence

  • Harold’s last words are ‘Well, you will some day.’ There is a point, then; Harold sees it immediately and prehumously, while Micky will see it posthumously.1976, Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, page 198:
  • Maybe I should do a posthumous book out of journals prehumously.1979, The Journals of A. H. Maslow, Monterey, Calif.: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 868:
  • We were pleased to note that a couple of our own were honored prehumously a few months ago for their contributions to dentistry.1995, The Journal of the California Dental Association, page 70:

Synonyms of prehumously

Antonyms

Origin of prehumously

From prehumous + -ly.

Questions about prehumously

What does prehumously mean?
Prehumously means before death.
How do you use prehumously in a sentence?
Harold’s last words are ‘Well, you will some day.’ There is a point, then; Harold sees it immediately and prehumously, while Micky will see it posthumously.
What part of speech is prehumously?
Prehumously is an adverb.

Words near prehumously in the dictionary

  1. prehostility
  2. prehuman
  3. prehumans
  4. prehumiliation
  5. prehumous
  6. prehumously
  7. prehung
  8. prehunting
  9. prehurricane
  10. prehybridisation
  11. prehybridisations

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