lateness adjective
late
The adjective form of lateness is late
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- adjective lateness occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring. 1
- adjective lateness continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting. 1
- adjective lateness near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour. 1
- adjective lateness belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin. 1
- adjective lateness immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general. 1
- adjective lateness recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps. 1
- adjective lateness occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage. 1
- adjective lateness belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism. 1
- adjective lateness tardiness, being late 1
- adjective lateness time of day: afternoon, evening 1