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

In 2018, Stuart Dickson and his brother (posthumously) were inducted into Queens University Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. —Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024

According to Billboard, Keith is set to be posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 May 2024

Keith, who is set to be posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year, died on Feb. 5, 2024, at age 62, following a battle with stomach cancer. —Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 May 2024

Wilfred Ikemoto, right, whose older brother Haruyuki Ikemoto posthumously received a Purple Heart medal after being killed in World War II, thanks researcher Daniel Matthews in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Friday, May 10, 2024. —CBS News, 11 May 2024

However, the $20 million gift to UC Davis will be made posthumously. —Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024

Biden will posthumously award the medal to Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. And in a nod to bipartisanship, Biden will also give the award to former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a cabinet secretary in the Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations. —Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 3 May 2024

The other living and deceased recipients included such prominent figures as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, television pioneer Phil Donahue and civil rights activist Medgar Evers, who was honored posthumously. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024

James Francis Thorpe is being honored posthumously. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 3 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above