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penultimately

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

Next to the last in order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 2007 Aug 28, Jon Henley in The Guardian, Diary. Our sincere thanks, penultimately, to the countless hordes of you who, during our absence, sent in...

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin paenultimus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English penultimate Middle English -ly English -ly English penultimately From penultimate + -ly.