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newly

new·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noo-lee, nyoo-]
    • /ˈnu li, ˈnyu-/
    • /ˈnjuːli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noo-lee, nyoo-]
    • /ˈnu li, ˈnyu-/

Definitions of newly word

  • adverb newly recently; lately: a newly married couple. 1
  • adverb newly anew or afresh: a newly repeated slander. 1
  • adverb newly in a new manner or form: a room newly decorated. 1
  • noun newly Recently. 1
  • adverb newly recently, freshly 1
  • adverb newly Newly is used before a past participle or an adjective to indicate that a particular action is very recent, or that a particular state of affairs has very recently begun to exist. 0

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Origin of newly

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English nīwlice. See new, -ly

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Newly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

newly popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for newly

adverb newly

  • recently — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
  • lately — of late; recently; not long since: He has been very grouchy lately.
  • freshly — Newly; recently.
  • just now — a moment ago
  • anew — If you do something anew, you do it again, often in a different way from before.

adjective newly

  • over again — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
  • de novo — from the beginning; anew

Antonyms for newly

adverb newly

  • past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.

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