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

Though she was killed before the completion of her first bilingual album, Dreaming of You, it was released posthumously on July 18, 1995. —Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Her final album, Wildwood Flower, released posthumously that same year, earned Grammys for best traditional folk album. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2025

He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart and buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., with full military honors. —Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025

The cut becomes Flack’s first No. 1 on the chart — a victory that sadly comes posthumously. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above