newly

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.

adv

  1. Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
    She smelled the newly budding flowers.
    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.” 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 3, in The Mirror and the Lamp

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