What does "newly" mean?

Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.

What is a synonym for "newly"?

Common synonyms include: freshly, recently, ab ovo, afresh, again, anew.

Newly

//ˈnuli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1
Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
"She smelled the newly budding flowers."

Adverb

1
very recently wordnet

Synonyms

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freshly recently ab ovo afresh again anew

Example

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"Why on earth did you sell your newly built house?"

Etymology

From Middle English newly, newely, neweliche, from Old English nīewlīċe (“newly”), equivalent to new + -ly. Compare Dutch nieuwelijks, German neulich, Danish nylig, Icelandic nýlega. More at new, -ly.

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newly-formed

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