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View synonyms for lastly

lastly

[last-lee, lahst-]

adverb

  1. in conclusion; in the last place; finally.



lastly

/ ˈlɑːstlɪ /

adverb

  1. at the end or at the last point

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. in the end; finally

    lastly, he put on his jacket

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lastly1

First recorded in 1325–75, lastly is from the Middle English word lestely. See last 1, -ly
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Example Sentences

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In the “digging” she stitches together the physical work of excavation, the ‘60s and ‘70s colloquial meaning of “dig” as to “understand” and, lastly, its nod to DJ/crate-digging culture that remixes and reimagines.

He recorded Beethoven's Piano Concertos four times, lastly with the Viennese Philharmonic Orchestra in 1999.

From BBC

There is a sympathetic president in the White House and lastly, Israel reportedly feared that some of Iran's key uranium enrichment equipment was about to be moved deep underground.

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And lastly, if you constantly tinker with what you are cooking, you must refrain when you fry.

From Salon

The rollout will be staggered, and transparency will first apply to public law – care cases – then to private law, where parents are separating, and lastly to magistrates' courts.

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