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Webster 1913 Edition
Belated
Be-lat′ed
,Adj.
Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted.
“Some belated peasant.” Milton.
– Be-lat′ed-ness
, Noun.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Belated
BELA'TED
,Adj.
1.
Too late for the hour appointed or intended; later than the proper time.