Added 9 October 2026 recently /ˈɹiːsənt.li/ adverb Categories: Describing WordsEveryday Words In Latin: nūper Wiktionary adverb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recently at Wordnik → Where our words come from → In the recent past. My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants. a short while ago. My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants. in recent times. I haven't been sleeping well recently. Related Words: latelynewlylatterlyfreshfreshlynewlaterecentnowadaysnowcurrently Back to today's word