Definitions
Recently or only a short time ago.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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.””
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Just now”5 letters
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