posthumously

American  

[pos-chuh-muhs-lee, -choo-] / ˈpɒs tʃə məs li, -tʃʊ- /

adverb

1. after a person’s death, typically the death of the author or other artist.

   The sculpture, designed in 1967 by American artist Tony Smith, was exhibited posthumously.

---

Etymology

Origin of posthumously

posthumous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The Nigerian star will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys - almost three decades after his death at the age of 58.

From BBC

Her son, like other soldiers, was honored by the government, which promoted him posthumously.

From Barron's

Ellison labored for decades on a second novel—published posthumously in 1999 as “Juneteenth”—and also wrote two brilliant essay collections.

From The Wall Street Journal

The English jurist’s “History of the Pleas of the Crown,” published posthumously in 1736, influenced the development of common law in England, the British colonies and, eventually, the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thomas later combined them into one essay and sold it to Harper’s Bazaar, and the work found yet another life as a posthumously published book in 1954.

From The Wall Street Journal