posthumously

adverb

post·​hu·​mous·​ly ˈpäs-chə-məs-lē 

 also  -tə-,

-tyə-,

-thə-;

päst-ˈhyü-məs-,

ˈpōst-,

-ˈyü-

: after the death of the person in question

a book published posthumously

a medal awarded posthumously

Plath's magnificent Ariel, written mostly during the final months of her life and assembled posthumously by Hughes, takes the notion of confessional poetry to verbal and imaginative extremes.

—Christopher Benfey

Flannery O'Connor united both traditions and is duly, albeit posthumously, celebrated.

—Walker Percy

Examples of posthumously in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, Lemon went on to discover that Vida's death certificate had been forged and Williams was listed as an adult on his certificate instead of a minor, per NBC 10. Williams was posthumously exonerated in 2022 by Gov. Tom Wolf, WHYY-PBS reports. —Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024

He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994 and honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. —Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above