recently; lately or just again; afresh; anew: newly raised hopes in a new manner; differently: a newly arranged room
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new•ly /ˈnuli, ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation
adv. [often: before the -ed/-en form of a verb]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- recently;
lately:a newly arrived professor; the newly risen moon.
new•ly
(no̅o̅′lē, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adv.
- recently;
lately:a newly married couple. - anew or afresh:a newly repeated slander.
- in a new manner or form:a room newly decorated.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English nīwlice. See new, -ly
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'newly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Deseret
- Italian East Africa
- Ku Klux Klan
- NIC
- Ruthenia
- Tshombe
- angioma
- back
- backlist
- badger
- bean sprout
- bean sprouts
- benedict
- biddy
- bloom
- born-again
- brand-new
- bride
- bridegroom
- broadtail
- broom
- burlap
- caracul
- coinage
- collective noun
- colonia
- consolidate
- cord blood
- crop milk
- exploitation
- fix
- fluorescence
- fob
- fresh
- frontiersman
- frontierswoman
- frontlist
- granulation tissue
- greenhorn
- hairdo
- hatch
- hatchling
- headhunting
- honeymoon
- incoming
- infare
- innovation
- keyway
- launch
- leaf