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newly

adverb

  1. for the first time
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈn(j)uli/ / /ˈnjuːli/

adv

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.

  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.”