LATE

I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English, ~, slow, from Old English læt; akin to Old High German laz slow, Old English lǣtan to let Date: before 12th century 1. a. coming or remaining after the due, usual, or proper time , of, relating to, or imposed because of tardiness, of or relating to an advanced stage in point of time or development , 2. living comparatively recently ; now deceased, being something or holding some position or relationship recently but not now , made, appearing, or happening just previous to the present time especially as the most recent of a succession , see: dead ~ness noun II. adverb (~r; ~st) Date: before 12th century 1. after the usual or proper time , at or to an advanced point of time, not long ago ; recently