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Webster 1913 Edition

Belated

Be-lat′ed

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Adj.
Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted.
“Some belated peasant.”
Milton.
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Be-lat′ed-ness
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Noun.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Belated

BELA'TED

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Adj.
[be and lated.] Benighted; abroad late at night.
1.
Too late for the hour appointed or intended; later than the proper time.

Definition 2024

belated

belated

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belated

  1. simple past tense and past participle of belate

Adjective

belated ‎(comparative more belated, superlative most belated)

  1. Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
    Happy belated birthday!
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
      England manager Roy Hodgson instantly restored Rooney after a two-match suspension in place of Andy Carroll with orders to make a belated mark on the campaign after sitting out the draw against France and victory against Sweden.

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