English Online Dictionary. What means newly? What does newly mean?
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuːli/
- Rhymes: -uːli
- Hyphenation: new‧ly
Adverb
newly (comparative more newly, superlative most newly)
- Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
Synonyms
- freshly, recently; see also Thesaurus:recently