belated
/bəˈleɪtɪd/ adjectif C1En français : tardif
- Affected or overtaken by the lateness of the time; hence, synonym of benighted (“overtaken by night; caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination”).
- Later in relation to the proper time which something should have happened; specifically, delayed beyond the proper time. · A belated happy birthday to you!
- Slow to learn or to adopt a trend; hence, lacking education or sophistication; benighted, unenlightened, unsophisticated.
Dans la bibliothèque
Between us we soon supplied his wants, and then over a belated supper we explained to the baronet as much of our experience as it seemed desirable that he should know.
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