What does posthumously mean?
Posthumously means After death..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
After death..
In his boyhood that posthumously libelled sovereign lady, Anne, had terribly prevailed among the dwellings on this highway; […]
Yet while Gauguin went native, taking teenage mistresses, wearing local costumes and building his own wooden hut, his ultimate purpose was to impress the art world back home. And he did, although posthumously.
Mormons have recently posthumously baptised at least 20 Holocaust victims, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe and the Queen Mother, according to a researcher who has spent two decades monitoring the church’s massive genealogical database.
In the following month, driver Ben Gimbert and fireman Jim Nightall (posthumously) were awarded the George Cross, the highest honour the King could give civilians.
Use posthumously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Posthumously means After death..
Common synonyms include post mortem, post obitum.
Possible antonyms include antemortem, anthumously, prehumously, premortem.
In his boyhood that posthumously libelled sovereign lady, Anne, had terribly prevailed among the dwellings on this highway; […]
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