lastly

adv
/ˈlɑːstli/UK/ˈlæstli/US

Etymology

From last + -ly.

  1. derived from *laistijaną
  2. derived from *laistijan
  3. derived from lǣstan
  4. derived from lasten
  5. suffixed as lastly — “last + ly

Definitions

  1. 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?
  2. Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation.

The neighborhood

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.

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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.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA