Belated

//bɪˈleɪtɪd//

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verb

1
simple past and past participle of belate

adjmore belated · most belated

1
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
Happy belated birthday!
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Belated

//bɪˈleɪtɪd//

Definitions

verb

1
simple past and past participle of belate

adjmore belated · most belated

1
Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.
Happy belated birthday!
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tardy late

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overdue

2

Lacking education or sophistication.

The devil drives the world, whip in hand, — and oddly enough (considering that some belated folk still fancy there is a God somewhere) succeeds in managing his team with extraordinary ease!

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uneducated unsophisticated benighted