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

Four months later, Trevizo was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after an autopsy determined that the child — posthumously named Alex Ray Fierro — had been breathing outside the womb. —Chris Spargo, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Initially receiving a general discharge, Matlovich’s status was posthumously elevated to honorable. —Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced Sunday that Burton would be posthumously inducted into the California Hall of Fame in December, joining 166 other figures important to California’s history, including conservationist John Muir and sculptor Ruth Asawa. —Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025

After Princess Diana‘s death, Buckingham Palace consulted the Spencer family and confirmed that her HRH title would not be restored posthumously, as Princess Diana herself would not have wanted any change to the style and title. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above