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

During its 2025 awards ceremony, the Writers Guild of America West will posthumously present the Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet writer-director with a lifetime achievement prize, the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, the union stated Wednesday. —Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025

Dean was posthumously nominated in 1956 for East of Eden and for Giant a year later. —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025

Two of the band’s founding members, the late Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh, who passed away in October, will be honored posthumously. —Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2025

Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Among those being pardoned was Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was granted clemency posthumously. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above