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Subsequently vs Lastly - What's the difference?

subsequently | lastly |

As adverbs the difference between subsequently and lastly

is that subsequently is following, afterwards in either time or place while lastly is (sequence).

subsequently

English

Adverb

(-)
  • Following, afterwards in either time or place.
  • Accordingly, therefore (implying a logical connection or deduction).

    • Usage notes

    Although subsequently may imply a cause and effect relationship, it may also be used when no cause is implied.

    Quotations

    * 1832 — , volume II, chapter 7 *: It will be recollected that the ill-fated Halloway...distinctly stated the voice of the individual who had approached his post...to have been that of a female, and that the language in which they subsequently conversed was that of the Ottawa Indians. * {{quote-book, year=1905, author= , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}

    Related terms

    * subsequence * subsequent * subsequential

    lastly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (sequence)
    • Firstly, that's illegal; secondly, it has serious disadvantages; thirdly, it's not necessary; and lastly , did I mention that it's illegal?
  • (discourse marker) (Used to signal that the speaker is about to yield control of the conversation).

    • Synonyms

    * (last in order) finally, last, last of all * (discourse marker) finally, to conclude, to sum up, in conclusion; ultimately, in the end, all in all, at last

    Anagrams

    * English sequence adverbs