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

Donna Summer is the latest songwriter to be inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025

With his larger-than-life personality and style, Talley remains one of the most foremost people in fashion, even posthumously. —Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025

Elsewhere on the show, Chesney talked to Stern about bringing Jimmy Buffett's ashes on stage while the star was posthumously inducted into the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. —Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025

Combs allegedly tried to change some of the terms of Wallace’s recording contract posthumously. —Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above