[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lately \late"ly\, adv.
   not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from italy.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lately
     adv : in the recent past; "he was in paris recently"; "lately the
           rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she
           was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was
           first affected, but latterly the meaning also" syn: recently,
            late, of late, latterly
see also:
recently late of late latterly 

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