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posthumously
Posthumously (adv) means After a person's death. Example: “The artist was only recognized posthumously.”
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After a person's death.
"Yet while Gauguin went native, taking teenage mistresses, wearing local costumes and building his own wooden hut, his ultimate purpose was to impress the art world back home. And he did, although posthumously."
— Alan Riding, The Colors of Paradise As Imagined by Gauguin (2003)
"Mormons have recently posthumously baptised at least 20 Holocaust victims, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and the Queen Mother, according to a researcher who has spent two decades monitoring the church’s massive genealogical database."
— , Holocaust victims and Queen Mother posthumously baptised by Mormons (2017)
"In the following month, driver Ben Gimbert and fireman Jim Nightall (posthumously) were awarded the George Cross, the highest honour the King could give civilians."
— Benedict le Vay, The heroes of Soham (2022)
"The artist was only recognized posthumously."
"His memoir was published posthumously in 1965."
How to use posthumously
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDone or happening once someone has died.
Common pairings
awarded posthumously
published posthumously
promoted posthumously
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Etymology
Formed from posthumous plus the adverb suffix -ly.
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Rhymes for posthumously
famously
anxiously
seriously
obviously
curiously
furiously
nervously
viciously
jealously
hideously
previously
vigorously
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Frequently asked questions
What does “posthumously” mean?
The word “posthumously” means after a person's death. In plain terms, done or happening once someone has died.
How do you use “posthumously” in a sentence?
Here is “posthumously” used in a sentence: “The artist was only recognized posthumously.”
What is the opposite of “posthumously”?
The opposite of “posthumously” — its antonyms — are antemortem, anthumously, prehumously and premortem.
What part of speech is “posthumously”?
“Posthumously” is an adverb.
