newly
English
Etymology
From Middle English newly, newely, neweliche, from Old English nīwlīċe (“newly”), equivalent to new + -ly. Compare Dutch nieuwelijks, German neulich, Danish nylig, Icelandic nýlega. More at new, -ly.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈnuli/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈnjuːli/
- Hyphenation: new‧ly
Adverb
newly (comparative newlier or more newly, superlative newliest or most newly)
- Very recently; in the immediate past.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 3, in The Mirror and the Lamp[1]:
- One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”
- She smelled the newly budding flowers.
Synonyms
- freshly, recently; see also Thesaurus:recently
Derived terms
Translations
Very recently
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