adjective. Having wings or winglike extensions.

noun. A winged insect of a species that has both wingless and winged forms.

Of late; lately.

Winged; having membranous expansions like wings.

Specifically— In botany, applied to stems and leaf-stalks with the edges or angles longitudinally expanded into leaf-like borders, or to other organs having membranous expansions: opposed to apterous.

In conchology, having an expanded lip: applied to shells. See cut under A porrhaidæ.

In architecture, having wings, as a building: as, “an alate temple,”

adjective. Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.

adverb. Lately; of late.

adverb. recently; lately; of late

adjective. Having winglike extensions or parts; winged.

noun. A winged, reproductive form of several social insects

adjective. (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions

"You run for the VP GOP ticket, drag your family through the mud, travel to the lower 48, get inot sqabble wit alate nite comic, and you blame the media?"

alated  winged  

alated  lately  winged