1. [adj]  having died recently; "her late husband"
2. [adj]  (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
3. [adj]  of the immediate past or just previous to the present time; "a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the journal"

LATE(A) is a 7 letter word that starts with L.