belated

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Synonyms: elated, related, berated, belted, belayed, belate, delated, belaced, beluted, gelated, velated

Antonyms: elated, related, berated, belted, belayed, belate, delated, belaced, beluted, gelated, velated

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Adjective

1. [[affect#Verb|Affected]] or [[overtake#Verb|overtaken]] by the [[lateness]] of the [[time#Noun|time]]; hence, {{synonym of|en|benighted|t=overtaken by [[night#Noun|night]]; [[catch out|caught out]] by [[oncoming#Adjective|oncoming]] night before [[reach#Verb|reaching]] one's [[destination]]|nocap=1}}.
2. {{senseid|en|tardy}} [[later#Adjective|Later]] [[in relation to]] the [[proper#Adjective|proper]] time which something should have [[happen#Verb|happened]]; specifically, [[delay#Verb|delayed]] beyond the proper time.
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[slow#Adjective|Slow]] to [[learn]] or to [[adopt]] a [[trend#Noun|trend]]; hence, [[lack#Verb|lacking]] [[education]] or [[sophistication]]; [[benighted#Adjective|benighted]], [[unenlightened]], [[unsophisticated]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|belate||ed-form}}.

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