| used of a living language; being the current stage in its development | being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time |
| in use after medieval times | of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages |
| | at or toward an end or late period or stage of development |
| | having died recently |
| | of the immediate past or just previous to the present time |
| | after the expected or usual time; delayed |
| | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past |