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newly

[ noo-lee, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu li, ˈnyu- /

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adverb

recently; lately: a newly married couple.

anew or afresh: a newly repeated slander.

in a new manner or form: a room newly decorated.

Origin of newly

before 900; Middle English; Old English nīwlice. See new, -ly

Words nearby newly

newhaven, newhouse, newington, newish, newlands, newly, newlyn datum, newlywed, newman, newmanism, newmanite

Example sentences from the Web for newly

In 1989, a newly registered Republican in Louisiana named David Duke won his only election by a fluke.

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The irony did not escape one local, Laith Hathim, as he stood and watched the newly minted refugees make their way into Mosul.

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Analysts interpreted it as an immediate ripple effect of the newly established US-Cuban détente.

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The newly free country struggled to maintain order in the wake of independence, but it was woefully unprepared.

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That began to change when the newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio brought Bratton back.

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The newly made knight fighting a clergyman under such very curious circumstances!

When It Was Dark |Guy Thorne
She fluttered off, doing the wounded-bird trick, leaving behind her an egg and a newly hatched chick.

A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open |Theodore Roosevelt
He joined the ladies before noon, and his newly awakened feeling of joy beamed upon them scarcely less radiantly than yesterday.

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It seemed a sweet little yard, smelling of newly cut grass and flowers.

Across the Fruited Plain |Florence Crannell Means
With newly awakened courage I now journeyed onward, and got over the rest of the road in the most cheerful disposition of mind.

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British Dictionary definitions for newly

newly

/ (ˈnjuːlɪ) /

adverb

recently; lately or just a newly built shelf

again; afresh; anew newly raised hopes

in a new manner; differently a newly arranged room