Of Late

Definition: Of Late

Of Late

Adverb

1. In the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Of Late

Newness

Adverb: newly; Adjective: afresh, anew, lately, just now, only yesterday, the other day; latterly, of late.

Crosswords: Of Late

Dark have been my days of late. (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

The courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened of late Théoden, King. (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

I've been brushing up on my Spanish of late, and I think he is saying something about, you know, his being Catholic, and it's a sin. (The Bad News Bears; writing credit: Bill Lancaster)

Well, I know it's kind of late (I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song; performing artist: Jim Croce)

Yeah, I know it's kind of late (I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song; performing artist: Jim Croce)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The World of Late Antiquity Ad 150-750: Ad 150-750 (Library of World Civilization) (reference)

• The Medici, Michelangelo, and the Art of Late Renaissance Florence (reference)

• Advances in Plant Pathology: Phytophthora Infestans, the Cause of Late Blight of Potato (reference)

• Chronology of Late Cretaceous Igneous and Hydrothermal Events at the Golden Sunlight Gold-Silver Breccia Pipe, Southwestern Montana (U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 2155) (reference)

• Postmodernism, Or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Post-Contemporary Interventions Series) (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from The Tonight Show - '80s & '90s, The King of Late Night (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

This photo of cardiovascular syphilis shows coronary artery stenosis, a feature of late syphilis. The ostia of both coronary arteries are markedly stenosed. Note the "tree-bark" effect in the intimal lining of the aorta just superior to the aortic valve. Credit: CDC.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Though I have had occasion to speak of these separately before, yet the great mistakes of late about government, having, as I suppose, arisen from confounding these distinct powers one with another, it may not, perhaps, be amiss to consider them here together. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He seems to me to be grown particularly gentle of late.

But of late, since the night of his vigil, all her sympathies towards him had been both softened and invigorated.

She told too of certain changes she had seen in her of late and of her odd ways and sayings.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Symptoms of late dumping include weakness, sweating, and dizziness. (references)

The detection of late onset or progressive losses must rely on a pluralistic approach. (references)

The use of IVIG in the prevention of late onset infections in preterm neonates has a rational basis. (references)

Business

As of late June 2000, SATRA submitted its final recommendation, but Cell C's competitor, NextCom, has decided to challenge SATRA's decision and has taken to case to court. (references)

PCL Computers' aggressive strategy of late 1997-to bring the PC to the common man with its "dhamaka" offer of INR 24,000 (apx. USD 640) backfired badly as it could not successfully execute its promises. (references)

Children

Korea

The Health and Welfare Ministry has announced that existing government buildings must be retrofitted with these facilities, and, as of late 1998, 47.4 percent of public buildings and facilities had facilities for the persons with disabilities. (references)

Civil Liberties

Egypt

On February 20, a lawsuit brought against al-Arabi newspaper by the family of late President Anwar Sadat was settled out of court. (references)

Bhutan

The Government inaugurated the country's first Internet service provider, Druknet, in June 1999; it had 1,820 subscribers as of late 2000. There are internet cafes in Thimpu, Phuentsholing and Bumthang. (references)

Economic History

Kenya

Of late there are noticeable American brands in more affluent supermarkets. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

Two seats from the district of Kong (Ouattara's home district), remained unfilled as of late 2001. (references)

Vietnam

Of late, Vietnam has achieved some success in increasing exports of some labor-intensive manufactures. (references)

Human Rights

Morocco

According to the CCDH, as of late September, over 5,000 applications had been filed, including multiple applications for each person who had disappeared. (references)

Iran

The UNSR reported in August that the serial murders of late 1998 and early 1999 continued to cause controversy at what is perceived to be as the Government's cover-up of involvement of high-level officials in the affair. (references)

Nigeria

In September President Obasanjo appeared before the panel to explain his role in army actions during his tenure as military head of state in the late 1970's. The family of late musician Fela Kuti claimed that Obasanjo was involved in a 1979 army raid in which Kuti's mother was killed. (references)

Political Economy

TAIWAN

In July 1995, Taiwan removed a prohibition against mutual insurance companies; as of late 1999, however, authorities had not issued implementing regulations on supervision of such companies. (references)

Worker Rights

Iran

Instances of late or partial pay for government workers reportedly are common. (references)

Qatar

Although it is government policy to assist laborers seeking payment of late salaries due (usually through the Labor Department), small groups of laborers (10 to 20) resorted to illegal work stoppages to force payment of arrears. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "of late": of late years. Additional references.

Albanian

kohët e fundit (lately, latterly, newly, recently). (various references)

Arabic 

‏منذ فترة. (various references)

Bulgarian 

неотдавна (fresh, newly, recently, the other day, yesterday), напоследък (lately, latterly, recently). (various references)

Czech

v poslední dobì. (various references)

Danish

praeklinisk diagnose af sygdom,der foerst indtraeder i en fremskreden alder (preclinical diagnosis of a disease of late onset). (various references)

Dutch

preklinische diagnose van een ziekte die zich op latere leeftijd manifesteert (preclinical diagnosis of a disease of late onset). (various references)

Finnish

viime aikoina (lately, recently), hiljakkoin (lately, recently), äskettäin (lately, recently). (various references)

French

depuis quelque temps. (various references)

German

neuerlich (again, further, lately, recent, recently). (various references)

Greek 

πρόσφατα (freshly, lately, newly, recently). (various references)

Hebrew 

לאחרו� �" (finally, lastly, lately, recently). (various references)

Hungarian

mostanában (currently, lately, latterly, nowadays, one of these days, recently, these days), újabban (lately, latterly, recently). (various references)

Italian

ultimamente (last, lately). (various references)

Manx

er y gherrit (lately), dy jeianagh (latterly). (various references)

Pig Latin

ofay atelay

Portuguese

recentemente (freshly, lately, latterly, newly, now, recently, yesterday). (various references)

Romanian

de curând (fresh, freshly, late, lately, latterly, low, new, newly). (various references)

Russian 

недавно (a short time ago, fresh, freshly, late, lately, latterly, newly, recently). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pokojni (decayed, deceased, departed, late: of late). (various references)

Spanish

recientemente (lately, newly, recently), últimamente (lately, recently). (various references)

Swedish

på sista tiden (lately, latterly), på senare tid (lately, latterly), nyligen (freshly, just, lately, latterly, recently). (various references)

Turkish

son zamanlarda (in these days, lately). (various references)

Ukrainian

недавно (a while ago, anew, latterly, new, newly, not long ago, not long since, recently, yesterday). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Of Late" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: oflate. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: foetal, folate.

-1 letter: aloft, fetal, float, flota.

-2 letters: alef, aloe, alto, fate, feal, feat, felt, feta, flat, flea, floe, foal, late, leaf, left, loaf, loft, lota, olea, tael, tale, teal, tela, toea, tola, tole.

-3 letters: aft, ale, alt, ate, eat, eft, elf, eta, fat, fet, foe, lat, lea, let, lot, oaf, oat, oft, ole, tae, tao.

+1 letter: floated, floatel, floater, flotage, folates, foliate, refloat.

+2 letters: conflate, deflator, falconet, falsetto, fellatio, fellator, flameout, fleawort, floatage, floatels, floaters, floatier, flotages, foliated, foliates, folktale, fontanel, forestal, gatefold, halftone, lifeboat, meatloaf, outfable, pantofle, refloats.

+3 letters: afterglow, batfowled, conflated, conflates, deflation, deflators, defoliant, defoliate, exfoliate, facecloth, falconets, falsettos, fellation, fellatios, fellators, flageolet, flagstone, flameouts, fleaworts, floatages, floatiest, floodgate, floriated, folktales, fontanels, forestall, forestial, formulate, fortalice, gatefolds, halftones, lakefront, lifeboats, outfabled, outfables, pantofles, reflation, refloated, sulfonate, waterfowl.