Associations to the word «Lately»
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LATELY, adverb. Recently; not long ago.
Dictionary definition
LATELY, adverb. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.