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newly

newly

361 1.0
Very recently, only a short time ago
  • adverb
  • /ˈnuːli/
translation icon : recién
  • I just bought a newly published book that I'm excited to read.
  • newly established
  • newly hired
  • newly arrived

And to thread it through with newly accrued and acquired wisdom.

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Examples

  • It's newly refurbished.

  • The knowledge-based economy is a newly implemented trend in the field of education in Jordan.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But, please enjoy the newly added pool, I hear it's a real big hit.

  • You want me to call around looking for the newly rich?

  • India is a newly independent nation.

  • Yeah, I was, I was newly sober.

  • I'm a newly engaged woman, remember?

  • The semester ends, naturally, with a concert of the students' newly composed music.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Portraits were affordable and much in demand by the newly constituted French people.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In 2000, I was appointed the first director of the newly created University Copyright Office at Purdue University.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

just
vsnewly
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A short time before now

is about a very short interval rather than a vague recent period
recently
vsnewly
1.0

A short time before now

is narrower, stressing a short time rather than a general recent period
lately
vsnewly
1.0

In the period just before now

refers to a shorter, more immediate recent time than this phrase
just now
vsnewly
278 1.0

A very short time ago

focuses on a short recent time rather than a single instant
freshly
vsnewly
111 1.0

Very recently made or done

highlights recent time generally rather than the act of completion
of late
vsnewly
91 3.3

Happening in the recent past, in the last few weeks or months

specifies a shorter very recent interval rather than a vague past
as of late
vsnewly
16 3.5

Recently, in the past few weeks or months

denotes a brief recent moment rather than a general informal past

Antonyms

625 1.1

At an earlier time than now or the time mentioned

521 1.0

A long time in the past

How Recent

just
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newly
361 1.0
recently
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earlier
4 1.0

Surface Forms

newly positive

Morphology

newly = new (transparent) = new + ly

Formed by the adjective 'new' plus the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the meaning 'recently' is directly derived.

Etymology

Newly comes from the simple word new meaning 'recent' and the ending -ly that makes a word an adverb, so newly means 'very recently'.