newly
//ˈnjuːli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more newly
- Superlative
- most newly
Definitions
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.”
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3212
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
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.