lastly
adv/ˈlɑːstli/UK/ˈlæstli/US
Etymology
From last + -ly.
- derived from *laistijaną✻
- derived from *laistijan✻
- derived from lǣstan
- derived from lasten
Definitions
Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.
- Firstly, that's illegal; secondly, it has serious disadvantages; thirdly, it's not necessary; and lastly, did I mention that it's illegal?
Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation.
The neighborhood
- synonymlast
- synonymlast of all
- synonymat length
- synonymendly
- synonymlastly
- antonymfirstly
- neighbor:Category:English sequence adverbs
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at lastly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at lastly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at lastly
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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