newly
adverb
- for the first time
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.
- 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.””