Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lately \Late"ly\, adv.
   Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy.

Source : WordNet®

lately
     adv : in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the
           rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she
           was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was
           first affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: {recently},
            {late}, {of late}, {latterly}]